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Ian Austin

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Opinion

Starmer must hold his nerve in the face of Galloway

Polling shows the wider public want Labour to stay its course over Gaza

March 1, 2024 09:35
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George Galloway awaits official results as counting continues in the Rochdale by-election (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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We saw the best and worst of our country on Thursday.

The day started with the Prince of Wales visiting a central London synagogue to listen to Jewish students talk about anti-Jewish racism on campus. The event was organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust and William also met concentration camp survivor Renee Salt who talked about the resurgence of antisemitism.

It ended with the election of George Galloway in Rochdale.

Look at the town’s problems. The proud former mill-town that has struggled to attract new jobs. Empty and derelict shopping centres. Most people would have heard of Rochdale recently thanks to grooming gangs abusing young girls. Then it hit the headlines because the town’s public housing is run so badly a poor little lad died as a result of damp and mould in his home.

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