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It comes simply days after Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee sparked fury by blocking Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing within the seat.

Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the choice to dam him. Mr Goodwin, a number one political commentator, advised gathered members he was “made by Manchester” saying he was “incredibly grateful” to the City. In a rallying name to voters he declared: “I will fight for you. I will make sure you are heard. I will make sure you are respected, and I will make sure you are never ignored again.”

Both his mother and father labored for the NHS within the metropolis, and Mr Goodwin advised the Express he even delivered pizzas within the constituency as a younger man. Announcing his candidacy, Mr Goodwin declared: “This by-election is a referendum on Keir Starmer. It is a chance for the people of Gorton and Denton to have their say on Keir Starmer and make history.”

He added: “I will stand up for the local people of Gorton and Denton against the broken Westminster establishment. I will demand Britain fixes its borders, invests in our National Health Service, and clamps down on crime and antisocial behaviour.”

Mr Goodwin launched a fierce assault on the Green Party, which can announce their candidate on Friday, warning voters concerning the penalties of backing them. He stated: “A vote for Greens is a vote for open borders. The legalisation of drugs. Men in women’s spaces. More endless chaos of a kind you see around you today.”

The tutorial, who calls Manchester “the greatest city in the world”, vowed to place native residents first if elected. He stated: “Only Reform can be trusted to fix broken Britain. We will put the people of Gorton and Denton where they belong: first. Gorton and Denton need Reform.”

The by-election can be held subsequent month when Reform UK will try and overturn a Labour majority of greater than 13,000.

Zack Polanski, the Green Party Leader, slammed the choice, saying in a publish on X: “It tells you everything you need to know that Reform are parachuting in a rent-an-extremist – this isn’t about representing the people of Gorton and Denton, it’s about using this place as a platform for their careers. Manchester will show him the door.”