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Don’t be shocked by Makerfield candidate’s sexism. This is Reform

openDemocracy and the Fuller Project exposed Reform’s growing anti-abortion rhetoric. Its candidate’s comments proved our case.

By Sian Norris
Don’t be shocked by Makerfield candidate’s sexism. This is Reform
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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“Abortion is the cowardly act of murdering a defenceless baby,” reads one post on the now-deleted X account of Robert Kenyon, Reform UK’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election. 

“Don’t dole out the ‘what if someone is raped by their brother’ arguement [sic],” the post, dated June 2022, continues. “Life begins at conception. [...] They don’t want babies? Use contreception! [sic]”

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