George Galloway wins Rochdale seat by 12,335 votes after working on pro-Palestine marketing campaign.
A controversial left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform of promising to advocate for Gaza.
George Galloway received the seat within the northern English city of Rochdale by 12,335 votes after a fractious marketing campaign, which noticed the Labour Party withdraw help from its candidate over his anti-Israel feedback.
“Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza,” Galloway mentioned on Friday, referring to the Labour chief who initially refused to name for a ceasefire in Gaza the place greater than 30,000 folks have been killed up to now 5 months of Israeli bombardment.
“You have paid and you will pay a high price for the role you have played in enabling, encouraging and covering for the catastrophe presently going on in … in the Gaza Strip,” he mentioned.
Galloway, who represents the Workers Party of Britain, accused each Labour and the Conservatives of backing Israel as he ran a pro-Palestinian marketing campaign within the constituency with a considerable Muslim inhabitants.
“Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two cheeks of the same backside and they both got well and truly spanked tonight here in Rochdale,” he mentioned in his victory speech.
Israel’s devastating battle on Gaza was a significant situation within the elections throughout which native considerations normally dominate.
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