{"id":3065,"date":"2026-01-29T00:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:18:19","slug":"reform-uk-report-labour-to-police-over-matt-goodwin-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3065","title":{"rendered":"Reform UK report Labour to police over Matt Goodwin video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reform-have-claimed-the-video-is-misleading-and-caused-serious-harm-to-goodwin-s-candidacy\">Reform have claimed the video is \u201cmisleading\u201d and caused \u201cserious harm\u201d to Goodwin\u2019s candidacy.<\/h2>\n<p>Reform UK has reported Labour to the police over a video featuring Gorton and Denton by-election candidate Matt Goodwin.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Goodwin saying: \u201cI was lucky enough or unfortunate enough to be in Manchester a few days ago and the energy in this room is 10 times what it was in Manchester so congratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Labour took this clip to criticise the Reform candidate for subsequently running in a Manchester constituency, captioning the video \u201cthis is what Reform\u2019s latest candidate thinks about where he\u2019s standing to represent.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Lee Anderson mocked after making embarrassing by-election gaffe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reform have since reported the clip to the police citing \u201cfalse statement of fact\u201d, the Telegraph reports. <\/p>\n<p>Goodwin has argued the clip had been taken out of context and was misleading. Goodwin claims his comments were directed at the Tory party conference that had taken place in Manchester, instead of the actual city itself. <\/p>\n<p>Reform said in a statement: \u201cThe editing deliberately omits this reference, creating a misleading narrative that plainly is intended to influence how voters view Mr Goodwin\u2019s character and candidacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party said this caused \u201cserious harm\u201d to Goodwin\u2019s candidacy. <\/p>\n<p>Goodwin claimed that Labour breached the Representation of the People\u2019s Act 1983 which bans any \u201cfalse statement of fact\u201d against a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>If Labour or a party member was found to have breached the act, they could face a maximum penalty of an unlimited fine and a three-year ban from holding elective office. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Goodwin, GB News host and hard-right academic, was unveiled as Reform\u2019s candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, expected to take place on February 26.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Following Labour\u2019s\u00a0controversial decision\u00a0to block Andy Burnham from running as their candidate, many believe the seat is now a straight race between Reform UK and the Greens.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Bottom ad unit --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Custom pseudo content\/category -->\n            <\/div>\n<p>#Reform #report #Labour #police #Matt #Goodwin #video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reform have claimed the video is \u201cmisleading\u201d and caused \u201cserious harm\u201d to Goodwin\u2019s candidacy. Reform UK has reported Labour to the police over a video featuring Gorton and Denton by-election candidate Matt Goodwin. 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