Overview
- On BBC Question Time an audience member labelled Robert Kenyon 'sexist' and he declined to give a clear apology for past derogatory online remarks about women.
- Panellists, including Green candidate Sarah Wakefield, condemned Kenyon’s refusal to apologise and described the resurfaced posts as part of a pattern that shames women.
- Robert Kenyon also declined to defend Nigel Farage over a reported £5 million gift from a crypto backer that is under investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.
- Andy Burnham used the programme to say he would enter a Labour leadership contest if elected as an MP and a contest were triggered, tying the by‑election to wider party dynamics.
- With polls showing a tight race and a potential split on the right from smaller parties, the showdown in Makerfield risks shifting national debate over party conduct, donations and the tone of political rhetoric.