UK Reform Party candidate admits to past 'crude' comments

Robert Kenyon, the Reform Party candidate contesting in Makerfield, England, has admitted to making crude comments in the past. The candidate stressed that he was not involved in politics at the time. The comments came to light during the election campaign.

Robert Kenyon, the UK Reform Party candidate in Makerfield, has publicly admitted to making comments in the past that he himself describes as "crude". The admission came after these remarks surfaced during the election campaign.

Kenyon stressed that he was not involved in politics in any way at the time he made those comments and that his views have changed since then. The candidate has not specified which topics the comments addressed.

The incident adds to a long list of cases from British political parties' election campaigns where candidates' past statements have sparked public controversy. The Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, has grown rapidly in recent times and attracted large numbers of new candidates whose backgrounds have not always been thoroughly vetted.