Mothin Ali on the Greens’ Gorton & Denton win, Iran and being Muslim in British politics

About this interview

Mothin Ali, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, on the Greens’ breakthrough win in the Gorton and Denton by-election, what it signals for the party, and the response from Reform UK. He answers Nigel Farage’s claims about ‘family voting’ and irregularities in the constituency directly, calling the attacks on the local community pathetic and sour grapes. We turn to the 2026 US strikes on Iran, which Ali calls unprovoked and illegal, and discuss what Britain’s response should be and the wider question of regime change. We close on representation in British politics, what it’s like being one of the few Muslim politicians in a senior leadership role in the UK, the scrutiny minority politicians face, and debates around trans rights and grassroots democracy.