‘So what?’ Farage says about Kenyon’s lewd comments

Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election is one Robert Kenyon. As we’ve reported, Kenyon has been criticised for a series of lewd, sexist, and weird comments. But rather than apologising, Robert and party figures have repeatedly doubled down.

The latest example is this:

Farage brushes off his Pervy Plumbers Social media posts with the usual lies and deflection.
These comments were posted a decade ago – no they were not. The Carol Vorderman post was just 5 years ago.
They have been taken out of context – no they include self‑contained assertions,… pic.twitter.com/dU7kZ53Wd7

— The Rev. Anton Mittens 🌹👮🎓 (@MittensOff) June 10, 2026

Kenyon is not sorry

Here’s what Farage said on Kenyon’s past comments:

These comments were posted a decade ago. They’ve been taken wildly out of context, but they’re the sort of comments that you won’t necessarily get if you’re an Oxford-educated career politician living in a nice postcode in London,” he adds.

But I tell you what, they are the kind of comments you’ll hear in every pub in the country every evening, and we should be unapologetic that Rob is an ordinary bloke who’s carved quite a career for himself, had the guts to set up a business, served as an army reservist, is a patriot, likes his rugby, likes the odd pint, and said a few laddish things on social media 10 years ago.

Do you know what I’d say to that? I’d say, so what?

If Farage or Kenyon had simply apologised, we’d have moved past this by now. Because they keep angrily refusing to do so, we have to keep reminding people precisely what Kenyon isn’t sorry for.

First up, there was this absolute war crime of a tweet, in which the Reformer said:

🚨 NEW: Reform UK Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon has refused to apologise for his comment about Carol Vorderman

“It was a crude attempt at a joke to probably about 50 followers… if you go into any building site, I think you’d hear a hundred times worse said” pic.twitter.com/vHA33K0ez5

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 28, 2026

You will hear this kind of talk in every pub in the country, according to Farage, and you will hear it every evening. Personally, we think that will only be true if you’re the one making the comments.

Kenyon also said this when Russia invaded the Crimea region of Ukraine:

I agree totally, Russia are well within their rights to do what they have done, as we did with the Falklands.

Notoriously, the boozers of Britain are all big Russophiles. Every night they sing songs celebrating Putin’s latest conquests. Many of them are calling for the UK to adopt the ruble.

Hilariously, Kenyon was also a Remainer, according to himself:

🚨 NEW: Reform UK's Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon said in 2019 that he did not vote for Brexit

"Anyone who thinks I love Trump, voted Brexit… is wrong… I woke up the day after Brexit shitting myself to what was voted for"

[@thetimes]

— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 26, 2026

We dunno, Nigel, this seems like the sort of comment you would hear if you’re an “Oxford-educated career politician living in a nice postcode in London”.

Reform felt a need to deny that Kenyon actually voted Brexit. At the same time, it’s felt no need to deny or apologise for the many sexist comments Kenyon has made.

Make of that what you will.

Take it from us

We don’t normally give Reform advice, but we are now urging them to apologise for these comments and move on.

It’s time.

And while we’re more than happy to keep reminding everyone of what a little freak Kenyon is, the good people of Makerfield have suffered enough:

Voters who had noticed Kenyon’s online comments (almost everyone was aware) were slightly baffled he hadn’t apologised. Feel a difference here between “never back down” attitude of online debate versus what people expect in real life.

— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) June 9, 2026

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