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Rochdalians will soon realise their new MP cares more about himself than their town - he stands accused of baiting the Jewish community, siding with the Kremlin on the Ukraine war and defending regimes like Iran

Controversial left-wing firebrand George Galloway threatened to stand candidates against Labour in up to 50 seats across the country after he won the Rochdale by-election

The Rochdale by-election will be among the most contentious in history, with Azhar Ali, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk hoping to become the next MP after Sir Tony Lloyd's death

Paul Routledge rightly addresses the 'phoney war in the Pennine foothills' over the dumping of Rochdale's Labour candidate Azhar Ali, saying it's clouding the party's judgement to fight proper battles

Labour leader Keir Starmer has been criticised after the party originally backed Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali over Israel remarks, only for further comments to come to light

Azhar Ali had been picked as Labour's candidate for the Rochdale by-election on February 29, but has been dumped over his claim Israel allowed the October 7 attacks

James Anderson has played Test matches on his home ground of Old Trafford before and boasts an impressive record, but he has never taken a five-wicket haul and will be looking to reach that elusive milestone in this week's Ashes Test