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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

Man arrested after alleged death threat to Rochdale byelection candidate

Simon Danczuk
Simon Danczuk: ‘t’s outrageous. This isn’t how British politics should work.’ Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending an alleged death threat to a candidate in the Rochdale byelection.

Greater Manchester police (GMP) launched an investigation after being alerted to a video message sent to Simon Danczuk, of the rightwing party Reform UK.

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