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
After George Galloway comes local man david tully, who finished second receiving 21. 3 of the votes, beating the conservative candidate paul ellison, the absent former Labour Candidate azhar ali and the Liberal Democrat candidate iain donaldson. Reform uk thought theyd do better. The leader richard tice is saying the by election was not free and fair, claiming campaigners suffered abuse and death threats. 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
Candidate, 523. Applause guy otten, green party candidate, 436. Ravin rodent subortna, official Monster Raving Loony Party candidate, 209. Cheering David Anthony tully, independent candidate, 6,648. Cheering and applause that was 6,638. I do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. Cheering and applause welcome to rochdale. The cheering and applause welcome to rochdale. ,. , welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 39. 7 . Welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 397 thank welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 397 thank you. Welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 39. 7 . Thank you, ladies welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 39. 796. Thank you, ladies and 39. 7 . Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Mr galloway. So George Galloway will now come to the stage. Keir starmer, this is for gaza. Applause you have paid, and you will pay, a high price for the role that you have played in enabling, encouraging and covering for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza st
For his reaction to the by election. Well, to be frank, i m pleased that this whole sorry saga has come to an end now. It has been a very difficult and messy process. I m very pleased that we took rapid and robust action in terms of our candidate and the number one priority for us now in rochdale will be to select a strong candidate who will take the seat for labour and we will take the seat for labour and we will have a labour mp at the General Election that we can be proud of. That s Stephen Kinnock of labour. Well, let s head to the rochdale by Election Centre and our Political Correspondent is there. I mentioned an independent candidate looks to be doing well and he s with you. Yes. I m with david tully, a name you ve probably never come across in politics before. David, tell me your story, first and foremost. Why did you first decide to stand in this by election . You first decide to stand in this bitelection . You first decide to stand in this b election . ~ ,. , ~. , byelection
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