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Reform UK's Candidate Linked to Controversial Racist Groups

2/24/2026

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Matt Goodwin, Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, has been linked to organizations promoting discredited racist pseudoscience.
Goodwin is a visiting professor at the University of Buckingham and defends genetics as revealing differences between groups.
His connections include Aporia Magazine, linked to a rebranded Nazi eugenics foundation.
Critics highlight ties to far-right figures and organizations, raising concerns about his views on race and immigration.

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Matt Goodwin, Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, has been linked to organizations promoting discredited racist pseudoscience.
Goodwin is a visiting professor at the University of Buckingham and defends genetics as revealing differences between groups.
His connections include Aporia Magazine, linked to a rebranded Nazi eugenics foundation.
Critics highlight ties to far-right figures and organizations, raising concerns about his views on race and immigration.