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
Of the moskva river, at the church of the icon of the mother of god, in the maryino district, where navalny used to live. There was a heavy Police Presence outside the church. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports and a warning, some viewers may find some of the images in this distressing. They shouted his name. A Final Act Of Support for Alexei Navalny as his coffin arrived at a moscow church. Its the name Vladimir Putin refused to utter. Navalny, being buried today, was putins greatest political rival. So this funeral was a show of defiance, too. By those who queued to say their last goodbye in their many thousands. For them, navalny was the hope of change. A chance for a different russia. Supporting him is still dangerous, but that didnt stop this crowd. A woman said she was scared at first, even hid herflowers, but she couldnt stay away. This man describes navalny s death as a personal loss. Its very hard, he says. Western ambassadors came, too, to pay their resp
The statement can not be independently verified. The Qassem Brigades named three of the hostages and said it would name the other four later. The Prime Minister has warned that the uks democracy is being targeted by extremists. In a speech outside downing street, rishi sunak also warned that George Galloway s by election win in rochdale was beyond alarming, as he accused the new mp of dismissing the hamas attacks on israel last october. President putins most outspoken critic, alexei navalny, has been buried in moscow as thousands of people gathered to pay their respects. There was a heavy Police Presence in the russian capital, and human Rights Groups say dozens of his supporters have been detained. On alternatives sides of the atlantic this week, we have had two elections, that were intriguingly similar. In michigan, in a democratic primary, the size of the protest vote surpassed all expectations, over 100,00 people withheld their votes from President Biden, and instead marked the box
Assessment of last nights by election result. George by election result. George galloway many people found his divisive form of politics utterly offensive , but he did utterly offensive, but he did storm to victory. Clearly, storm to victory. Clearly, people arent keen on voting for the main parties anymore. What do you think this says about the state of our democracy . Is this a one off . Is this a one off for the likes of George Galloway, or could this be replicated across the country come a general election . And whats keir starmer to do . Will he change his approach to israel palestine , to the war in gaza off the back of this result, or will he stick to what hes doing so far . Stick to what hes doing so far . Could there be further rebellions from within his party over this issue . Should any election in this country, any by election a local election, be centred around a foreign conflict that we are not directly involved in . What does that say to . And also postal votes, postal v
Prince harry cries racism also at 10 pm, polling closes in the rochdale by election. We will be covering that live. Yes. And of course on my panel tonight it is the star telegraph columnist Allison Pearson, director of popular conservatives Mark Littlewood and ex labour advisor matthew laza. Oh, and whats all matthew laza. Oh, and whats all this. Get matthew laza. Oh, and whats all this. Get ready matthew laza. Oh, and whats all this. Get ready britain, here we this. Get ready britain, here we go. Go. The abdul ezedi case exposes something astonishing. Next. Something astonishing. Next. The top story on gb news tonight. Voters in rochdale in Greater Manchester have got less than an hour now to cast their ballot in tonights by election, with polling stations closing at 10 00. The ballot will decide who will replace veteran labour mp sir tony lloyd, who died in january. There are 11 candidates on the ballot paper. The results are expected tomorrow for full coverage right through the nigh