Gorton and Denton Reform candidate refuses to disown claim UK-born ethnic minorities not necessarily British
Matthew Goodwin said it took ‘more than a piece of paper’ to make people from black, Asian or other immigrant backgrounds BritishUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform UK candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has refused to disown his claim that UK-born people from minority...
<p>Matthew Goodwin said it took ‘more than a piece of paper’ to make people from black, Asian or other immigrant backgrounds British</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/27/uk-politics-latest-news-updates-keir-starmer-leaseholders-andy-burnham-labour-reform">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The Reform UK candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has refused to disown his claim that UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds are not necessarily British.</p><p>Matthew Goodwin, a hard-right activist, was unveiled on Tuesday as the party’s candidate in the demographically diverse seat in south-east Manchester.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/27/matthew-goodwin-gorton-and-denton-reform-uk-minorities">Continue reading...</a>
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