George Galloway

George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician of Scotch/Irish descent, broadcaster, and writer who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale since the 2024 by-election. He has been the leader of the Workers Party of Britain since he founded it in 2019. Galloway was born in Dundee, Scotland to a very poor working-class family. After becoming the youngest ever chair of the Scottish Labour Party in 1981, he was general secretary of the London-based charity War on Want from 1983 until his election as MP for Glasgow Hillhead at the 1987 general election. In 2003, he was expelled from the Labour Party due to his prominent opposition to the Iraq War. Galloway stood for the Workers Party at the 2021 Batley and Spen by-election, finishing in third place, and won the 2024 Rochdale by-election with 39.7 per cent of the vote. Due to Galloway's outspoken opposition to Western imperialism, his dedicated anti-Zionism, and his untiring defence of the Palestinian people, the UK establishment suffered a meltfown after hearing the news of his election, denouncing Galloway "as a threat to democracy".