The Workers Party of Britain (WPB), also called the Workers Party of Great Britain (WPGB) or Workers Party GB,[13][14][15] is a socialist political party in the United Kingdom, formed in December 2019 and led by George Galloway, the Member of Parliament for Rochdale since a 2024 by-election.
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âLittle Rishi Sunakâ: George Galloway Fires Back After Prime Minister Calls Win âAlarmingâ
Galloway turned the question around: âWe had this conversation last night. Why are you reheating it?â
Coates repeated: âBecause in the light of the Prime MinisterâsâŠâ
âDonât keep telling me about the Prime Minister as if he was Moses!â the MP interrupted.
âDo you not respect the Prime Minister?â Coates asked.
âDo I respect the Prime Minister? I despise the Prime Minister,â Galloway said.
Rishi Sunak calls George Galloway win ‚very alarming‘ in Downing Street statement
âWhat started as protests on our streets have descended into intimidation, threats and planned acts of violence.
âJewish children fearful to wear their school uniform lest it reveals their identity. Muslim women abused in the street for the actions of a terrorist group they have no connection with.
âNow our democracy itself is a target. Council meetings and local events have been stormed. MPs do not feel safe in their homes. Long-standing parliamentary conventions have been upended because of safety concerns.
âAnd itâs beyond alarming that last night, the Rochdale by-election …
âThis Is for Gazaâ: George Galloway, Leftist Firebrand, Wins U.K. Seat
As he celebrated victory early Friday after winning a parliamentary election, George Galloway, a veteran left-wing firebrand, directed his attack squarely at the leader of Britainâs opposition Labour Party.
âKeir Starmer, this is for Gaza,â Mr. Galloway said, wearing the fedora hat that has become his trademark. âYou 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.â
Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
George Gallowayâs victory was described as âbeyond alarmingâ by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who used a Friday evening address to the nation to warn that British democracy was being targeted by extremists.
Galloway, 69, swept to victory in Thursdayâs contest, winning almost 40% of the vote in the parliamentary seat of Rochdale.
Galloway Back in Parliament, Declaring Duopoly Defeated
âWe crushed Labour by ten thousand votes,â he told supporters back at headquarters. âThe second place candidate was not the Conservatives,â but an independent. âThis is the first time in British political history that in a by-election both of the major parties were completely crushed,â he said.
âWe changed politics in Britain for good,â James Giles, Gallowayâs campaign manager, told supporters back at campaign headquarters. âMaybe we have changed politics in the world for good.