Welcome to the programme. Here in the uk the left wing maverick, George Galloway has won the rochdale by election. Mr galloway who won by almost 6,000 votes made his support for the palestinian cause his dominant Campaign Theme in the constituency, which has a large asian muslim community. 0ur Political Correspondent peter saull reports from rochdale. I do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. George galloway is nothing if not persistent. 37 years after he was first elected as a labour mp, he is on his way back to parliament determined to be a thorn in his former partys side. This is going to spark a movement, a landslide, a shifting of the Tectonic Plates in scores of parliamentary constituencies, beginning here in the north west. In the west midlands, in london, from ilford to Bethnal Green and bow, labour is on notice that they have lost the confidence of millions of their voters. Hes always divided opinion, though. George galloway you want to burn our future that pro
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Meanwhile Red Bull Team principal Christian Horner, has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour, after a series of alleged messages were leaked. Horner was cleared on wednesday, after an internal investigation looked into his behaviour towards a female colleague. An anonymous email, with a link to messages, purporting to involve horner, was sent to formula 1 personnel and media yesterday. Horner said i wont comment on anonymous speculation, but, to reiterate, i have always denied the allegations. Tim jotischky is a Reputation Management expert. Clearly he has repeatedly said he has been an exonerated and he has nothing to answer for what it can be difficult to do that because the weight of events, the fact that you are the centre of the story, it becomes impossible to focus on what you are therefore, which is the win races. A mean sometimes you dont think your position is sustainable, there might be someone in business who does, its something you might see it happen, but it
Respected labour mp, sir tony lloyd. On paper, it should have been relatively straightforward for labour to win. Labour has won there for the past 1a years. Azhar ali won the contest to be labours candidate and appeared as their candidate on the ballot paper. But Labour Disowned and suspended him over remarks widely alleged to be anti semitic. He said sorry for what he said. George galloway won the Bradford West By Election in 2012 another constituency with a significant Muslim Population he is standing. His critics accuse him of Stoking Division in towns he previously has had little to do with. In a campaign with a heavy focus on the plight of people in gaza, he said he offers a voice to people who otherwise wouldnt have one. He is a former labour mp and a former respect mp. His campaign was focused on the 30 of the constituency which is muslim. Simon danczuk is claiming to be a real alternative. He is the reform uk candidate, which used to be the brexit party, and he was the mp for r