Matt Goodwin gives final F-U to the Muslims of Gorton & Denton

Matt Goodwin is Reform’s candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election. Throughout the race, it’s become pretty obvious Goodwin is a Starmer-a-like charisma vacuum. This is a problem for him, because he’s running on a platform of giving Keir Starmer the boot.

Now, with the by-election drawing to a close, Goodwin has issued a “final message”. It’s a message which contains all the charisma we’ve become used to (i.e. ‘none’). It’s also a message which makes clear he has no intention of representing the Muslim population of the constituency:

My Final Message to the People of Gorton & Denton. pic.twitter.com/lPSjnNpiu9

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) February 25, 2026

Oh, and if you watch the video, we’re not sure why Goodwin put the subtitles over his crotch, but it’s certainly a choice!

He should have worn a t-shirt that read ‘my lies are up here‘ to stop us gawping at his groin.

‘The Muslim vote’

Goodwin’s message begins:

To the people of Gorton and Denton, tomorrow you have a unique and historic opportunity to send a message. To send a message to the Labour Party, which has treated you so badly. To send a message to Keir Starmer, who is destroying the country. To send a message to Rachel Reeves, who is wrecking the economy. And to send a message to Westminster, which has neglected you and left you behind for so long.

As noted, the problem for Goodwin is that he’s every bit as unappealing as Starmer or Reeves:

‘The Green Party want to legalise crack and heroin, and Starmer looks like a robot’ cries Matt Goodwin who sounds like he’s just smoked crack cocaine, and looks like Kryten out of Red Dwarf if he’d borrowed Dumbo’s ears and glued them to his head

Wallypic.twitter.com/HL4pmePLjg

— Stuzi 🐝🐝 (@stuzi_pants) February 15, 2026

To be fair, he’s not wrong that Labour have neglected the country. The Tories before him were even worse, although many of those politicians are now technically part of Reform:

Has anyone told @Nigel_Farage that the author of the Online Safety Act was @NadineDorries who has now defected to Reform and was welcomed with open arms by Farage? https://t.co/NBSkzTdoCm

— Wolf 🐺 (@WorldByWolf) January 14, 2026

Most of Goodwin’s message actually focuses on the Greens, which is a sign he thinks they’re the real competition. On the Greens front, Goodwin said:

The Greens are obsessed with Gaza. They are obsessed with the Muslim vote. They are campaigning in different languages.

That’s right, Goodwin said “they are obsessed with the Muslim vote”.

What he means is the Greens have spoken directly to the Muslim population of Gorton & Denton, which is 29.6% of the constituency. Reform, meanwhile, have decided they can just ignore these people.

And not just ignore.

Going off the above comments, it’s clear Goodwin has nothing but disdain for the Muslim community. For another example, see this:

Can you translate this into Urdu for me? https://t.co/sQBtXCOFEQ pic.twitter.com/2EsGzbCVTB

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) February 25, 2026

The above is in relation to the following:

A number of residents have received this correspondence. The @ElectoralCommUK are aware and it is our understanding that they are discussing this matter with the police. https://t.co/PaciUNuac4

— Turn Left Media (@TurnLeftMediaUK) February 6, 2026

Britain has notoriously lax election law enforcement, so it’s unsurprising Goodwin got off with this. It is surprising that he’s used it as an opportunity to needlessly antagonise a significant community in an area he seeks to represent.

Do Gorton & Denton really want to elect a man who will denigrate local people?

To be fair, this turn of events isn’t that surprising. As we know, Goodwin stuffed his campaign team with racists. There’s speculation this went too far for even Farage, which is why he travelled to the other side of the world in the middle of a crucial by-election. Well, that and Goodwin’s other scandals, anyway:

Reform’s Matt Goodwin’s having an absolute mare this week:

😬Accused of sexual harassment
🤑Apparently receiving a dodgy £10k/month salary from Russia
🫤Now it emerges his numbers just didn’t add up in his academic position at a right wing think tank… https://t.co/k0oxqkJUpJ

— Zoe Gardner (@ZoeJardiniere) February 21, 2026

Matt Goodwin — ‘Not a Tory’

Towards the end of his monologue, Goodwin said:

I’m not a politician, I’m not a Tory, I am just like you

While it’s true Goodwin isn’t a Tory, that does put him in the minority when it comes to Reform politicians.

For an idea of what Reform are actually offering, here are some of the stories we’ve covered this week alone:

• Tice refuses to deny Reform will end no-fault divorce.
• Reform councillor reposts that Labour MP ‘should be shot’.
• Reform MPs are now talking up civil war.
• Reform finally suspend Goodwin’s racist campaign manager.
• Reform plan to copy Trump’s masked ICE goon squads.

Featured image via Twitter