George Galloway targets Angela Rayner’s seat after he is sworn in as MP

George Galloway announced that he intends to focus on securing additional constituencies during the upcoming general election, including the seat currently occupied by the Labour party's deputy leader. Galloway made this announcement after being officially sworn in at the Westminster following his Rochdale byelection triumph last week.

During a speech outside of parliament, Galloway specifically mentioned Angela Rayner's area of political representation in Ashton-under-Lyne. Rayner is trying to maintain a lead of 4,263 votes, but Galloway sees this as a prime opportunity for his Workers Party of Britain, or a supported candidate, to greatly affect Rayner's chances of remaining in office. This could potentially create a significant issue for her re-election campaign.

He stated that his ideology has the support of a minimum of 15,000 individuals in the area represented by the politician. For this reason, they plan to field a candidate against her in the upcoming election. This candidate is anticipated to be from the Workers party, or perhaps someone who is not aligned with any particular party, but is backed by his group. This move is expected to have a significant impact on the election of the deputy leader who represents the nearby constituency.

There are various districts in London, including Ilford and Bethnal Green located in the center of the City of London, as well as constituencies in Birmingham, other parts of the West Midlands, north-west England, and the towns surrounding Rochdale, Oldham, Blackburn, Burnley, Nelson, and Bury. Our party intends to field candidates in each of these areas and we'll strive to secure victory or at the very least, prevent Keir Starmer's success.

On Monday afternoon, Galloway took an oath and was accompanied into the Commons chamber by Peter Bottomley, a Conservative MP and the longest-serving member, and Neale Hanvey from Scotland’s Alba party as his sponsors.

Galloway, who used to be a member of the Labour party, made a vow to collaborate with the Scottish National party so that they can hold a referendum concerning Gaza. He stated that Israel's actions are comparable to the genocide of the Jews during World War II and anticipated his own party and other nonpartisan groups would harness the discontent over the conflict to influence the direction of the election.

His spouse, Putri Gayatri Pertiwi, accompanied by a limited group such as James Giles, a councilor in London who spearheaded the Kingston Independent Residents party and was part of the Rochdale movement, keenly observed him from the spectator section.

Last Thursday, Galloway managed to secure close to 40% of the votes by focusing on the conflict happening in Gaza. As he pledged his loyalty to the king, he was seen holding a Bible. After this, he cordially shook hands with the speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, and left the room.

Afterwards, when talking to the press, Galloway used a political slogan that was similar to one used by Trump. He stated that his duty is to make Rochdale great once more. He plans to talk either during prime minister's questions, or during the debate on the chancellor's budget statement which takes place on Wednesday.

He criticized reporters for how they reported on his campaign and his emphasis on Gaza. He questioned whether the public would have criticized him if the election was held in 1940 or 1941 and he focused on the atrocities of the Holocaust rather than Gaza.

"However, the media, also known as the fourth estate, appeared to be unable to understand or pretended to not understand why I would prioritize discussing the genocide occurring in Gaza during a byelection in 2024."

In a blog post, Galloway criticized Rishi Sunak and accused the prime minister of making remarks that were specifically targeting Muslims. Sunak had given a speech outside Downing Street, where he warned about a danger to democracy. Galloway believed that this was a central issue in Sunak's election campaign and accused his political party of using the media network GB News to fuel anti-Muslim sentiment. Galloway claimed that Sunak's party was actively promoting racism and prejudice against Muslims.

He's coming back to the House of Commons having been elected as the Member of Parliament for five different regions which include Glasgow Hillhead, Glasgow Kelvin, Bethnal Green and Bow, Bradford West, and Rochdale.