An ex-Reform candidate who previously suggested people without children should pay more tax has now said they could pay more for their mortgages too.
Matt Goodwin, who was defeated by Green MP Hannah Spencer in the Gorton and Denton by-election earlier this year, hit out at The Independent’s reporting, which revealed he previously suggested imposing a “negative child benefit tax” on “those who don’t have offspring” – a proposal that prompted comparisons to dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale.
