https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0krqdwg155o.amp
Labour wins back Rochdale from Workers Party of Britain founder George Galloway.
It was the hat what did it! 😂😂😂
Good riddance, or at least until next time. (He’s sort of the unflushable jobbie of British politics.)
I didn't even realise he was still hanging around until this week. He really gets about with standing in random seats around the country and all over the place political positions.
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
Edit. I see he never even bothered turning up for the count. (There's a play on words there if anyone wants to have a go ;-) )
Probably found another bandwagon to jump onto.
Off topic, can we just take a moment to appreciate the art of the photographer that took this pic.
What am I missing here?
Edit: Is that his carer?
Pedantic picks. The mics are pointing away from him. The cable box held together with tape looks like it's stuck to him.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Veteran left-winger George Galloway has lost the Rochdale seat he won only four months ago in a stunning by-election victory.
The Workers Party of Britain founder did not attend the count at Rochdale Leisure Centre to hear the general election result.
Labour's Paul Waugh, a political journalist, won with 13,027 votes as Mr Galloway secured 11,587.
It was a huge turnaround from Mr Galloway's landslide by-election victory, when he tapped into anger about Labour's stance on the conflict in Gaza to win by more than 6,000 votes.
His campaign in February was hugely boosted by Labour's decision to withdraw support for its candidate, Azhar Ali, over remarks widely alleged to be antisemitic.After his victory earlier this year, Mr Galloway said: "Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two cheeks of the same backside and they both got well and truly spanked.
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