"I'm absolutely convinced that amongst British-born voters, Matthew Goodwin came first in their election last week. Of that, I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever. Farage later criticised Green voters themselves, saying: It was ironic hearing the winning Green party candidate talking about hard-working people when she won the byelection."
"Everyone's vote is equal. Farage today is talking racist nonsense and is trying to sound like his hero Donald Trump who also tried to deny the results of an election he lost. Farage doesn't even know who voted for Reform, it's a secret ballot and he spent hardly any time in the constituency."
Green Party MP Hannah Spencer won the Gorton and Denton byelection with 14,980 votes, defeating Reform's candidate by over 4,400 votes. Nigel Farage subsequently claimed that among British-born voters specifically, Reform's Matthew Goodwin came first, despite the overall election results. Spencer accused Farage of spreading racist nonsense and attempting to sound like Donald Trump by denying election results. Farage also criticized Green voters, suggesting they don't work. Spencer countered that all votes are equal, the ballot is secret, and Reform was rejected by constituents. Anti-extremism groups noted Farage's pattern of undermining electoral integrity.
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