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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

‘Women can’t ref, drive or give directions’: Reform candidate sexism row deepens as more ‘degrading’ posts resurface

Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election has been accused of making “degrading” comments about women in another series of resurfaced online posts.

An account linked to Robert Kenyon - who is running against Andy Burnham in the crucial vote - wrote that women can’t “ref, drive or give directions” and declared: “I’m sexist, sorry but I am.”

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