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Rochdale byelection confirms dissatisfaction but little else is certain

Bizarre circumstances behind George Galloway’s sweeping victory make implications for national politics unclear

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

George Galloway Wins Special Election In Rochdale

George Galloway's win in Rochdale's special election sparks debate on UK politics and foreign policy.

After George Galloway’s triumph in Rochdale, urgent questions loom for Keir Starmer – and the left, too

Labour’s Muslim supporters are angry. The left must think about what happens when Starmer’s approach unravels, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

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Who is George Galloway? Rochdale MP clashes on Good Morning Britain appearance

In many tetchy exchanges Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley struggled to get a straight answer out of the Left-winger, long a supporter of the Palestinians

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024

What does George Galloway’s Rochdale byelection win mean for other parties?

Galloway claimed his victory signalled a ‘shifting of tectonic plates’. The reality is perhaps less apocalyptic

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

Middle East crisis: Germany joins calls for Israel to ‘fully explain … mass panic and shooting’ at Gaza aid site – as it happened

Comments by foreign minister Annalena Baerbock follow interventions by France and US after 112 Palestinians killed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2024

Friday briefing: Labour suffers a huge loss as Galloway takes Rochdale

In today’s newsletter: what victory for a veteran political disruptor means after a toxic byelection in Rochdale

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

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George Galloway who campaigned against Gaza war wins UK by-election

George Galloway wins Rochdale seat by 12,335 votes after running on pro-Palestine campaign.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2024

George Galloway storms to Rochdale by-election win and says: 'This is for Gaza'

In his victory speech, Galloway said: ‘Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza’

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024

Rochdale byelection: Keir Starmer apologises after George Galloway wins but says he was right to disown Labour candidate – as it happened

Labour leader says ‘Galloway only won because Labour did not stand’ but says it was right to withdraw candidate

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

George Galloway: constituency-hopping campaigner who is rarely far from controversy

With Rochdale win, Galloway has been elected to represent voters in four cities for three parties across four decades

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

‘This is for Gaza’: George Galloway sweeps to victory in Rochdale byelection

Former Labour MP wins almost 40% of vote in contest beset by controversy and dominated by Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

Polls close in Rochdale byelection with George Galloway favourite to win seat

Former Labour MP could take seat from party after it pulled support for its candidate over Israel remarks

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

Rochdale polls open after election contest dominated by Gaza

Byelection in Greater Manchester town sees George Galloway standing on a pro-Palestine ticket while Labour abandoned its candidate over claims about Israel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

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France 24 · Feb 29, 2024

Gaza war comments, ghosts of past anti-Semitism rows haunt UK’s Labour Party

Voters in the northern English town of Rochdale go to the polls Thursday in a by-election that has roiled the Labour Party with a new anti-Semitism controversy. Britain’s main opposition party was the clear favourite until its candidate was disowned for espousing conspiracy theories about Israel. The row recalls the…

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he would spoil his ballot in Rochdale by-election

None of the candidates should be in the House of Commons, according to Khan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Sunak, his media allies – maybe even Lee Anderson – know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism

The label ‘Islamist’ is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends, says Archie Bland, Guardian First Edition newsletter editor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

‘We don’t deserve this’: Rochdale voters left cold by byelection chaos

Disappointment in the candidates is palpable in the town, where people feel let down and neglected by the main parties

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

‘A total, total disaster’: Galloway and Danczuk line up for Rochdale push

Two former Labour MPs are back to haunt the party in what has been called ‘the most radioactive byelection in living memory’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

An all-male byelection ballot in Rochdale? That’s hardly taking the Suffragette line

We can tell just how far women have come by examining the 11 candidates

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

Starmer allies gripped by fear of Labour complacency amid byelection triumphs

Despite victory in two Conservative safe seats, a Labour government is not a foregone conclusion, say party hawks

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Wednesday briefing: How the Rochdale furore exposed claims of factionalism in Labour’s handling of antisemitism

In today’s newsletter: The party has disowned candidate Azhar Ali following his remarks about Israel and Gaza, with accusations of hypocrisy over antisemitism levelled at Starmer’s door

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

‘George Galloway gave me a kiss’: Rochdale in flux after Labour decision

Party’s byelection canvassers told to stay home while voters weigh options in wake of Azhar Ali antisemitism scandal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Conspiracists, chancers and a sexter – Rochdale deserves better, and frankly we all do

You’ve got to feel for a constituency where Azhar Ali, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk are vying to be the least-worst candidate, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Who are the Rochdale byelection candidates – and what do they stand for?

With Labour withdrawing support for its candidate, the vote has been blown wide open

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