Digested week: late nights, 37 years clean – and a rude narcissist George Galloway gleefully greeted the press after his byelection win while Jezza rolled the dice and lost The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024
George Galloway’s cat cosplay! David’s dead! The age of shocking, sublime celebrity reality TV is over Thanks to The Traitors and Race Across the World, shows with ‘normal’ people are booming. Does Sharon Osbourne on Celebrity Big Brother mark the end of famous contestants? The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024
Who is George Galloway, the British politician who has won Rochdale? He appeared to side with Iraq over 1991 Kuwait invasion and dressed as a cat on Celebrity Big Brother – why has he won? Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2024
Tuesday briefing: Why Haiti is stuck in a state of anarchy In today’s newsletter: With gangs controlling Port-au-Prince and a UN-backed international force still not on the ground, is there any prospect of democratic control? The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
Galloway win makes Workers party a focus for far-left challenges to Labour Party now on course to field as many as 90 candidates in general election and looking to team up with independents The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
The Ego has Landed: George Galloway basks in his swearing in as MP Only he can save the UK in its hour of need, and he’ll start by taking out Angela Rayner at the general election The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
George Galloway targets Angela Rayner’s seat after he is sworn in as MP Workers party leader says there are many places where it can win or ‘make sure that Keir Starmer doesn’t’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
Who might befriend George Galloway in parliament? His motley of acquaintances include Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jeremy Corbyn Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s No 10 speech gave a glimpse into the long election campaign ahead Expect to hear more about extremism in the coming weeks, as the Tory party tries to identify Labour vulnerabilities, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024
Writing off George Galloway ignores his dangerous appeal to both far left and right Muslims angry over Gaza and white conservatives joined in electing the new MP for Rochdale. Those who see him as a fringe figure do so at their peril The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024
Labour rattled by Galloway win as Sadiq Khan slams PM over racist ‘poison’ London mayor says Sunak must be tougher on Anderson, while Gaza ceasefire fracas piles pressure on many sitting Labour MPs The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024
Pro-Palestine marches to continue after Sunak ‘extremists’ speech Organiser suggests PM consider own MPs’ behaviour after speech about rise in ‘extremist disruption’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024
Rish! purposefully grips his lectern – but shows he has no grip of the country PM spends 10 minutes sharing his innermost fears with the nation without offering any solutions The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
Extremists trying to tear us apart, says Rishi Sunak in impromptu No 10 speech PM condemns ‘shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality’ in wake of Gaza war, in sometimes rambling address The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024 ‘They don’t represent us’: Rochdale voters on why they deserted major parties Voters express dissatisfaction with the Labour party and other groups as insurgent George Galloway wins byelection
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024 George Galloway stands accused of profiting from the pain of Gaza – and rightly so. But he is not the only one The new Rochdale MP is hardly unique. He is just highly adept at swimming in the toxic swamp that is so much of our politics, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024 Rishi Sunak says George Galloway's by-election victory 'beyond alarming' and warns democracy 'under threat' PM says in No10 address that extremist groups are a growing threat to British democracy
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024 OPINION - Are we there yet? British politics may still have some way to go before it reaches rock bottom 'Rock bottom' confers a powerful elixir. Recovering alcoholics often point to the day, the hour, the drink that led them to make a change. For others, it is the simple reassurance that no matter how difficult the times, there is something to be said for them no longer getting worse.…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024 Labour at risk of taking Muslim voters for granted, says thinktank Rochdale byelection loss will concern MPs in seats with big Muslim populations, says Compass director
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024 OPINION - The Standard View: Political division and rhetorical poison follow George Galloway wherever he goes It is always churlish to criticise voters for their decision in a democratic election, never more so than in Rochdale, where the choice was such a poor one.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024 Rochdale byelection confirms dissatisfaction but little else is certain Bizarre circumstances behind George Galloway’s sweeping victory make implications for national politics unclear
Top News · Mar 1, 2024 George Galloway Wins Special Election In Rochdale George Galloway's win in Rochdale's special election sparks debate on UK politics and foreign policy.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024 After George Galloway’s triumph in Rochdale, urgent questions loom for Keir Starmer – and the left, too Labour’s Muslim supporters are angry. The left must think about what happens when Starmer’s approach unravels, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2024 Who is George Galloway? Rochdale MP clashes on Good Morning Britain appearance In many tetchy exchanges Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley struggled to get a straight answer out of the Left-winger, long a supporter of the Palestinians
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024 What does George Galloway’s Rochdale byelection win mean for other parties? Galloway claimed his victory signalled a ‘shifting of tectonic plates’. The reality is perhaps less apocalyptic