'Just banter': Reform UK dismiss 'awful' comments from Makerfield candidate

Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents podcast, joins Shelagh Fogarty to run through the latest news in UK politics. First, he examines the problems in Scotland, where Peter Murrell's embezzlement case is coming to a head. The ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Murrell has been accused of siphoning over £400k worth of funds away from the party for personal use. Then Lewis turns his attention to Reform UK, after their candidate in the Makerfield by-election, Robert Kenyon, was found to have made comments of a sexist nature on social media platforms over the last few years. He claimed that women could not 'ref, drive, or give directions', and admitted to being sexist. The response from his party has been described as 'characteristic'. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #shelaghfogarty #lewisgoodall #reform #reformuk #snp #scotland #ukpolitics #scottishpolitics #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup