George Galloway wins Rochdale by-election in shock return to politics

George Galloway has won the Rochdale by-election, defeating the incumbent Labour Party who finished a distant fourth.

Mr Galloway, from the Workers Party of Britain, ran on a pro-Palestinian ticket at a time when Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to take a harder line on Gaza.

In his victory speech, he said: “Keir Starmer - this is for Gaza. And you will pay a high price, in enabling, encouraging and covering for, the catastrophe presently going on in occupied Palestine in the Gaza strip.”

Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/03/01/rochdale-by-election-results-live-updates/

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