Reform’s Gorton candidate runs to police — over a tweet

Reform would like us all to think they’re the robust, tough guys speaking plain and shootin’ straight. Maybe not quite so much. Reform’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, race-baiter Matthew Goodwin — who calls immigration an “invasion” — has run to the police. Because Labour tweeted something he didn’t like.

In a video boasting of doing so, Goodwin — seemingly trying to sound just like Keir Starmer — claimed that Labour had misleadingly edited footage of him. The effect of this was to make him appear to be criticising the people of Manchester, when he says he was really speaking about the Tories during their Manchester conference.

Maybe so — but a criminal complaint and running to the police to defend you instead of defending yourself and proving your political and moral superiority? Doesn’t seem all that robust, does it? Judge for yourself:

An announcement. pic.twitter.com/7GjJUL6MIs

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) January 28, 2026

Not only that, but Labour had another example — a screenshot, not an edited video — of Goodwin apparently deriding Manchester, at least relative to some other cities. Some other foreign cities, in fact, though the people of Manchester might be more insulted at being considered inferior to London:

Why did you delete this, @GoodwinMJ? pic.twitter.com/yuDGO0M6IB

— Labour Press (@labourpress) January 28, 2026

In the end, Reform is far-right and racist, Labour is far-right and racist. Starmer and Goodwin don’t just sound alike.

Don’t choose either turquoise or red. A nice green would be a far better shade.

Featured image via the Canary