Ding, ding, ding! In the teal corner, it’s Tim Montgomerie, longtime Tory sage turned Reform defector. And, in the, er, other teal corner, it’s, um, Matt Goodwin, onetime academic turned Reform parliamentary candidate. Goodwin’s latest book Suicide of a Nation: Immigration, Islam, Identity has come under fire online over the veracity of its claims and alleged use of ChatGPT. So Montgomerie decided that now was the perfect time to stick the boot in, writing on X that:
The whole controversy over @GoodwinMJ ‘s book reminds me of the early warning sign that Rachel Reeves’ dodgy footnotes provided about her. @reformparty_uk should now fully investigate Mr Goodwin’s book and if there are repeated examples of factual error he should be removed from the candidates list. We need our future MPs to be trustworthy and credible.
Ouch. Goodwin duly hit back, writing that:
What Reform should do is stop taking Tory Wets like you… All you do is criticise Reform & our campaigns. I have no idea why you are even in Reform unless it is to try and weaken it?
Before Montgomerie concluded the online spat by taking the moral high ground:
Play the ball, not the man Matt. If you can. If your book is thoroughly researched you have nothing to fear from an internal investigation. “If” it is.
Suicide of a Nation? More like suicide of a party…
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