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Basit Mahmood

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election
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Reform candidate Matthew Goodwin shown to be bad-mouthing Manchester in resurfaced clip

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2026

The clip was shared by the Labour Party where Goodwin was criticised

Suella Braverman speaking at National Conservatism Conference

Suella Braverman says ‘I believe in by-elections’ but rules out one in her own constituency

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2026

‘Braverman is the very reason there should be automatic byelections if someone defects.’

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election
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Matthew Goodwin named as Reform UK candidate in Gorton and Denton by-election

Basit Mahmood
27 January, 2026

We should point out that Goodwin is also a vocal supporter of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, an autocratic ruler known for attacks on free speech.

Andy Burnham
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Number 10 says Andy Burnham was told in advance he would be rejected as Labour by-election candidate

Basit Mahmood
27 January, 2026

No 10 “therefore interpret his application as an explicit attempt to destabilise Starmer and sow dissent, rather than – which he claims – see off the threat from Reform”

Reform UK
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Reform councillors condemned over posts backing ICE officers in U.S. after fatal shooting

Basit Mahmood
27 January, 2026

Pretti’s family have hit out at the ‘sickening lies told about our son by the Trump administration’.

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Suella Braverman brutally mocked after defecting to Reform UK

Basit Mahmood
26 January, 2026

In the least surprising defection ever…

Andy Burnham
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How Labour MPs have reacted to Andy Burnham being blocked

Basit Mahmood
26 January, 2026

It’s resulted in a mixed reaction…

Trump
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MPs across the political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about NATO troops

Basit Mahmood
23 January, 2026

“The president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces in Afghanistan”

Farage
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Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off voters

Basit Mahmood
23 January, 2026

“He might just be [Trump’s] whipping boy. That kind of concerns me”

Andy Burnham
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Ex-Labour minister ‘will step down as MP’ with Andy Burnham predicted to run in by-election

Basit Mahmood
22 January, 2026

Labour Party sources have also expressed concern about the implications of any contest for the Greater Manchester Mayorality, with costs expected to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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