plus, we take a first look at tomorrow s front pages. hello, good evening. the prime minister spoke outside downing street tonight in a hastily arranged address, claiming that forces in the uk were trying to tear us apart. it comes after the controversial politician george galloway won the rochdale by election with a majority of more than 5,000. george galloway said his views have been endorsed by the electorate. voters turned their backs on the traditional parties, with an independent candidate, david tully, taking second place. labour had withdrawn support from its candidate, azhar ali, after he was recorded making remarks that the party considered anti semitic. george galloway said his victory in a part of greater manchester with a significant muslim population was for gaza but one organisation representing britishjews described it as dark day for the uk s jewish community. from rochdale, here s our political editor, chris mason. tonight, from the showroom of a car dea
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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 party s 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. he s always divided opinion, though. george galloway! you want to burn ou
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 bit-election? you first decide to stand in this b -election? ~ , ., ~ ., b