Matt Goodwin speaks as he is announced as Reform UK candidate for Gorton and Denton.Reform UK have been mocked after police threw out their complaint about a “misleading” video posted on X by Labour.Nigel Farage’s party reported their rivals over a clip in which Matt Goodwin, their candidate in next month’s Gorton and Denton by-election, appeared to criticise Manchester.In actual fact, he was attacking the Conservative Party conference which had taken place in the city the week before.Reform said the social media post broke electoral laws on misleading voters.But in a statement on Thursday, Greater Manchester Police said: “We can confirm we have received a report and after assessment, informed the complainant there is no offence identified.”Labour then posted a previous tweet from Reform in which they said: “We will ensure police focus on keeping our streets safe rather than wasting valuable time policing social media comments.”So much for this, eh? pic.twitter.com/FzrRP1SrbU— Labour Press (@labourpress) January 29, 2026A Labour source said: “Nigel Farage has repeatedly bemoaned the ‘policing of tweets’, yet desperately begged the authorities to look at a clip of his divisive candidate’s own words. It is as laughable as it is sad.“Only Labour can take on Reform’s toxic politics and reject their shameless, divisive rhetoric.”Reform UK have been contacted for comment.The Gorton and Denton by-election will take place on February 26.Related…Labour Criticised Over ‘Misleading’ Video Attacking Reform By-Election Candidate Matt GoodwinReform Choose Right-Wing GB News Presenter Matt Goodwin To Stand In Crunch By-ElectionReform MP Lee Anderson Torn Apart For Embarrassing By-Election Campaign Gaffe HuffPost UK – Athena2 – All Entries (Public) Read More