George Galloway: constituency-hopping campaigner who is rarely far from controversy
With Rochdale win, Galloway has been elected to represent voters in four cities for three parties across four decades
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With Rochdale win, Galloway has been elected to represent voters in four cities for three parties across four decades
The controversial former Labour MP saw off dumped Labour candidate Azhar Ali, who finished in a distant fourth place.
When Labour holds its inquest into the debacle of this by-election, it will reflect on how what should have been a routine by-election win in a relatively safe seat turned into Sir Keir's worst nightmare - a win for George Galloway.
The new MP for Rochdale has been elected to the Commons seven times, met dictators and performed bizarre dances on reality TV
His landslide victory in Rochdale last night, a particularly terrible blow for Sir Keir Starmer , is yet another extraordinary twist in the career of the 69-year-old from Dundee.