Who is George Galloway, the British politician who has won Rochdale?

George Galloway, the newly elected Workers Party of Britain Member of Parliament for Rochdale, speaks to the media outside the Houses of Parliament on March 4, 2024 in London [Carl Court/Getty Images]

George Galloway, the firebrand veteran British politician, made a triumphant return to Westminster’s House of Commons on Monday after securing a thumping by-election victory in northwest England last week, largely as a result of his opposition to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

Galloway, who represents the hard-left, fringe Workers Party of Britain, which he founded in 2019, took the constituency of Rochdale with 12,335 votes or 39.7 percent of the vote.