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George Galloway who campaigned against Gaza war wins UK by-election

George Galloway, leader of the Workers Party of Britain, speaks after winning the Rochdale by-election, at a polling station near Manchester [Phil Noble/Reuters]

A left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform promising to advocate for Gaza.

George Galloway won the seat in the northern English town of Rochdale after a fractious campaign, which saw the Labour Party withdraw support from its candidate over his anti-Israel comments.

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