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George Galloway spent much of his manifesto speech talking about Nigel Farage.
The leader of Britain’s Labour Party has warned that the failure of the major parties is creating a political vacuum.
As a result, he said, Reform UK was making dangerous progress.
“There is a good chance that Nigel Farage will win this election in a landslide,” he said.
Reform UK and the Labour Party are polar opposites politically, but both are trying to fill the void mentioned above.
But Galloway’s party has not gained the same momentum and current opinion polls suggest it is not expected to field a single MP.
It is a setback from February, when Mr Galloway won the Rochdale by-election after defeating last-minute candidate Azhar Ali over allegations of anti-Semitism.
At the same time, Mr Galloway has tapped into discontent and anger among Rochdale’s Muslim residents over Labour’s position on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Rochdale has 20% Muslims in its population, and there are 28 constituencies across the country where Muslims make up more than a fifth of the population.
Labour has been sending activists to places like Luton to shore up support in the face of threats from independent candidates and parties with strong pro-Palestinian stances.
Mr Galloway today warned that Labour has lost the Muslim vote over its foreign policy stance.
However, most Muslims rank the cost of living crisis and the NHS as their top priorities, ahead of the Middle East.
While Labour may be worried about losing some Muslim voters, the vast majority still plan to vote Muslim, higher than any other nationality.
Galloway’s opponents in the Rochdale election on 4 July are:
- Andy Kelly, Liberal Democrat
- Martin Savin, Green Party
- Michael Howard, Reformed
- Paul Wharfe, Labour
- Paul Ellison, Conservative.
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