Labour calls on Reform’s Matt Goodwin to reject aides’ ‘racist content’

Members of Gorton byelection candidate's team reported to have expressed support for far-right groups

Reform UK's candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection must distance himself from racist content" shared by members of his campaign team, the Labour party has said.

In a letter to Matt Goodwin, Lucy Powell, Labour's deputy leader, said an investigation by the Manchester Mill revealed five separate members who had campaigned with Goodwin had shared racist content online and had expressed support for far-right groups.