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Ant Middleton backs Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in Makerfield byelection
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Ant Middleton backs Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in Makerfield byelection

The Guardian · Jun 12, 2026, 6:57 PM

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Endorsement by former soldier, despite party’s apparent efforts to distance itself from him, is likely bid to attract Restore Britain voters Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection has been criticised for welcoming an endorsement by Ant Middleton, the former soldier and TV presenter who the party had distanced itself from over his increasingly extreme views.Robert Kenyon shared a video of himself with Middleton, who he described as “one of my heroes”. Middleton has previously said “well done Southampton” in the wake of violence after the murder of Henry Nowak, and has repeatedly used his own X account to make anti-Muslim comments. Continue reading...

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