Joanna Burnsie Wilkinson

Labour Councillor for Shepway Ward Maidstone -

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

There is a level of cynicism about the way Reform spokespeople and supporters are campaigning for us to believe a particular version of the murder of Ann Widdecombe - in advance of the evidence and against the advice of the police - that I haven't quite experienced before.

[Jim Cognito @JimCognito2016]

Reform are questioning who funds Count Binface.

This is better than anyone could have imagined 😂

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

I can neither confirm nor deny that Robert Jenrick has asked to defect to the Count Binface Party. I can confirm that the answer's no.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Always worth knowing when bin day is.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

This is phenomenal logic at the end. 👌

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.

But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him.

[Matt Forde @mattforde]

🚨 BRITAIN! Here’s my quick guide to doing an Andy Burnham impression…

[Stand Up To Racism @AntiRacismDay]

Big well done to antifascists in Maidstone Kent today, standing up to the far right.

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Twenty years ago, racist extreme views were mostly only pushed by fringe groups like the EDL or Britain First.

Now those extremists sit in parliament and incite violence on the streets of their constituencies.

The far right has gone mainstream by design, not by accident.

[Sai Ishaya @Sai_Ishaya_]

When a White man went on a horrific rampage with a samurai sword in London, killing & nearly decapitating 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, the community grieved with unity & vigils. No one launched vigilante attacks targeting White people or burned down their homes. The individuals rioting now are racist opportunists looking for an excuse to harm minorities, and we must call it what it is.

[Colin the Dachshund @DachshundColin]

@Nigel_Farage Not being arrested for taking a £5m bribe is the pinnacle of two-tier policing.

[The Receipts UK ♿ @david_hollas]

@reformparty_uk Did he? Did he really? The public record shows Cllr Kenyon served as an Army Reservist with the Royal Engineers, reaching Lance Corporal. No deployments or operational service appear in any public record.

[The Receipts UK ♿ @david_hollas]

Makerfield Heating Ltd: The Company Behind the Candidate
Robert Francis Kenyon is asking the people of Makerfield to send him to Parliament on 18 June. Before they decide, there are some documents worth examining.
Makerfield Heating Ltd, company number 17014370, was incorporated on 5 February 2026. Sole director: Robert Francis Kenyon, born March 1985, 30 Hamilton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0SU. SIC code 43220. Plumbing, heating and air conditioning installation.
Every Google review is five stars. One was left by Ann Kenyon. The owner thanked her personally by name.
Two further reviewers, Paul Smith and Leila Haider, each have only one Google review to their name. Both are for Makerfield Heating Ltd. Paul Smith's profile is restricted. Smith's name appears in local Reform and Kenyon social media comments as an apparent supporter.
The company has a registered domain, https://t.co/OBGNFVOeJo. It returns a Wix placeholder. No website has been built behind it. A trading plumbing business in a competitive local market with five star reviews but no functioning website raises an obvious question about who those reviews are actually for.
Kenyon was elected to Wigan Council on 7 May 2026, representing Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North. His declarations of interest page currently shows no entries. Newly elected councillors have 28 days from taking office to register disclosable pecuniary interests including directorships. That window has not yet closed. Makerfield Heating Ltd does not currently appear on any public register of interests anywhere.
A formal right of reply was sent to Mr Kenyon by email at 11:15am on Sunday 24 May 2026. The questions covered the relationship between Ann Kenyon and the company, the connection between Paul Smith, Leila Haider and the company, and his satisfaction with the authenticity of all reviews.
The deadline was 11:15am Tuesday 26 May 2026.
No response was received.
This weekend, the Observer reported that Kenyon had made anti-abortion comments on a rugby league discussion forum in 2019, calling abortion the cowardly act of murdering a defenceless baby and suggesting women fabricate rape claims to terminate pregnancies. He admitted in further unearthed posts: "I'm sexist, sorry but I am." The Mirror reported Carol Vorderman calling him a disgusting online abuser after sexually explicit comments about her were found on deleted accounts. The Times has today reported that in 2019 Kenyon stated he did not vote for Brexit, writing that he woke up the morning after the result terrified by what had been voted for. Reform have made Brexit a central dividing line in this by-election campaign.
Reform UK's response to all of it: "These comments were made before he entered politics."
Robert Kenyon entered politics in May 2026. Makerfield Heating Ltd was incorporated in February 2026. The van Nigel Farage rode in during the campaign was bought three months ago.
Views don't change. They just get hidden.
A right of reply was offered to Robert Kenyon and to Reform UK. Neither responded within the deadline.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

If the subject of the £5m donation scandal was a member of the Cabinet, a senior SNP, Plaid or Green politician, he or she would be getting doorstepped an monstered everywhere they went. The double standards are sickening

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

"Dear Diary,
Starting to get withdrawal symptoms due to not having had a press conference for weeks. But I can't face scrutiny so I need to stay in hiding. Thinking of going to Clacton because nobody would think to look for me there..."

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

One of the most effective bits of political communication on the left I’ve seen in a long time. A message and a powerful messenger.

[Barry Halverson @barry_halverson]

Remember the huge media fanfare when Farage launched a crowdfunder in March 2025 for his “independent grooming gangs inquiry”?

The Crowdfunder page showed c.£788k raised.

A year later: no inquiry, no published accounts, no explanation of where the money went, and no refunds.

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

Farage did say Brexit would make us richer…

We should have known that by us, he meant him

£5,000,000 richer.

[Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK @CovidJusticeUK]

We welcome the announcement in the King's Speech that the Government will introduce legislation to enable peerages to be removed.

If you agree that Michelle Mone should be one of the first to be stripped of their peerage, sign our petition below:

https://t.co/s7C22Nx7GO

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

Robert Jenrick’s wife warned about £40k donation from US fraudster

Detectives are assessing claims the MP, now a Reform UK member, accepted a foreign donation in his campaign to become the Tory leader

https://t.co/ny9t615snN