Matt is a leading writer, broadcaster and academic.

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He was made by Manchester - which he calls ‘the greatest city in the world’. He lived in the city for many years and considers it home.

Matt’s family is from Manchester. His grandfather worked full time in a Manchester steel factory. His grandmother worked for the University of Salford, which Matt later attended.

Both his parents worked for the NHS in Manchester - his father ran the Greater Manchester Health Authority and his mother went to college in the city before working for the health board.

Matt was the first person in his family to go to university - he went to the University of Salford. He worked throughout his degree, even delivering fast food in the Gorton and Denton area.

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.

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 anti-social behaviour.

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 needs Reform.