Question Time audience member roasts Reform’s Robert Kenyon over his sexist comments
A Question Time audience member tore apart Reform’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election, telling him that she would rather ‘have […]
A Question Time audience member tore apart Reform’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election, telling him that she would rather ‘have a career politician than a plumber who’s a sexist’.
Robert Kenyon, Reform’s candidate in Makerfield, has been condemned after his past social media posts expressing sexist and misogynistic views were exposed.
Kenyon previously claimed that women “can’t drive” and that they get abortions for “vanity purposes”.
Kenyon also claimed that women primarily rely on abortions so they can “shag anyone they want”.
Appearing on Question Time as part of a by-election special, a woman in the audience told Kenyon: “I’d rather have a career politician than a plumber who’s a sexist.”
Her comments were greeted by widespread applause, before presenter Fiona Bruce asked him about his past comments.
Kenyon claimed he made many of the comments 15 years ago, and held his hands up to making mistakes, even though his comments about abortion were made more recently.
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