Keir Starmer voiced regret as George Galloway emerged victorious in the normally-safe seat after one of the most divisive and chaotic contests in recent history.
Sir Keir Starmer has said that George Galloway only won the Rochdale by-election because Labour didn't stand a candidate, as he vowed to fight back at the general election.
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