report from some _ labour muslim network report from some years — labour muslim network report fromhad _ three muslim members of the labour party had experienced islamophobia so the _ party had experienced islamophobia so the approach that labour has often _ so the approach that labour has often had — so the approach that labour has often had with the muslim community in terms _ often had with the muslim community in terms of— often had with the muslim community in terms of the prism of community leaders _ in terms of the prism of community leaders rather than engagement with the matters comes undone when young people _ the matters comes undone when young people are _ the matters comes undone when young people are politicised over these issues _ people are politicised over these issues. . ., ., ., people are politicised over these issues. . . ., ., ., issues. can we have a failure of democracy _ issues. can we have a failure of democracy from _ issues. can we have a failure of democracy from the _ issues. can we have a failure of democracy from the exercise i issues. can we have a f

and now, labour did court the muslim vote for the situation and now, labour did court the muslim voteat'syw, labour did court the muslim vote for the situation that's going given the situation that's going on of those on in gaza, a lot of those people have decided to laugh. bill, i'll bring on this. people have decided to laugh. bmean, bring on this. people have decided to laugh. bmean, i'veig on this. people have decided to laugh. bmean, i've got on this. people have decided to laugh. bmean, i've got ca this. people have decided to laugh. bmean, i've got ca few. i mean, i've got quite a few seats in of me that seats in front of me here that include gorton and include places like gorton and denton, oldham west , uh, we've denton, oldham west, uh, we've got birmingham , ladywood. i got birmingham, ladywood. i mean, there's loads of these where when you look at the proportion of the muslim vote in those constituencies and you look the labour majority , uh, look at the labour majority, uh, labour are knackered . labour are knackered. >> well, let's have a reality check. patrick. the late

_ for the labour party around how its relations with muslim voters - for the labourlations with muslim voters may have gone — relations with muslim voters may have gone wrong _ relations with muslim voters may have gone wrong in— relations with muslim voters may have gone wrong in recent - relations with muslim voters mayi have gone wrong in recent weeks. there _ have gone wrong in recent weeks. there is— have gone wrong in recent weeks. there is a — have gone wrong in recent weeks. there is a little _ have gone wrong in recent weeks. there is a little suspicion- have gone wrong in recent weeks. there is a little suspicion there i there is a little suspicion there was some _ there is a little suspicion there was some politics _ there is a little suspicion there was some politics going - there is a little suspicion there was some politics going on- there is a little suspicion there was some politics going on asi there is a little suspicion there - was some politics going on as well. we hardly— was some politics going on as well. we hardly have _ was some politics goin

was a very, very strong message he was sending particularly to the leader of the labour party, keir starmer, that the muslimosition on that and want him to take a stronger stance on what israel is doing in gaza right now. just to go through some of the other candidates too, extraordinary result really for the independent candidates dave tully, who came from nowhere really. he was not involved in politics at all until a few weeks ago and came second in this by—election and did so fairly comfortable, pushing the conservatives into third and the labour candidate, azhar ali — who, of course, was dropped by the party earlier in the campaign — finished fourth. any hope that he might have had of perhaps coming through with his name next to the labour red rose on the ballot was dashed. the liberal democrats came fifth the reform uk, a disappointing position for them, reform uk, a disappointing position forthem, simon reform uk, a disappointing position for them, simon danczuk in sixth. we wait to hear, really, from george galloway now, who is the star of this by—election, making an extraordinary comeback to front—l

that there was unease inside sections of the labour party, particularly labour mps who represent constituencies with substantial muslim leader, has been relatively reluctant to criticise israel. he has been no more critical about israel and its involvement in gaza than the uk government or the us administration in washington. that has left labour mps with large muslim constituencies, muslim populations, rather unhappy, because they are concerned that perhaps there will be other independent candidates standing against them at the general election. the truth is, most of these mps have large majorities, it's unlikely we are going to get candidates of the ability of george galloway standing elsewhere. but it is going to increase the tension inside the labour party. however, despite labour's difficulties, the conservative party vote fell by 19 percentage points in this constituency. that is the biggest fall in the conservative vote in a by—election in this parliament where labour are defending a seat. itjust underlines the message we have had from other by—elections in the uk in the last six months orso, including most rec

candidate. >> that. muslim labour candidate. >> and that. muslim labour candidate. >> and triesal elections when people think seriously because they don't want that division. muslims in this country , like muslims in this country, like most other people, actually want these solved. these issues solved. >> want just live >> we actually want to just live in democracy, don't we? in a fair democracy, don't we? which george was which i mean, george won. it was a democracy. george has a fair democracy. and george has constantly he is constantly denied that he is racist or anti—semitic. he won that by—election democratically , that by—election democratically, and he's obviously not here to answer for himself. benjamin butterworth and charlie rowley, thank you so much again , a thank you so much again, a subject that has very, very strong emotions. what are yours? gb views and gb news. let us know . and for the best know. and for all the best analysis and opinion on that one and that story, and any more you want to talk about, go to our website gb news.com. i'm dawn neesom. this is gb n

but, you muslim labour mps.ou know, all from know, they're not all from charities. mixture of charities. there's a mixture of backgrounds. have backgrounds. i'm pleased to have people charity people who've got a charity background. business, background. no, from business, small whole small businesses, and whole different backgrounds. and that's need . you need that's what you need. you need a diverse set of mps. >> we will see what happens. but we will see what happens. right. okay. an absolute okay. we're off to an absolute flyer. much. flyer. thank you very much. speaking was suspended speaking when she was suspended in diane abbott in august 2023, diane abbott said the errors arose in an initial draft. this is about her? yeah, about suspension. initial draft. this is about her?errors about suspension. initial draft. this is about her?errors arose: suspension. initial draft. this is about her?errors arose: sinitial;ion. the errors arose in an initial draft being sent, but there is no i wish apologise no excuse

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muslims. >> but who's he coming for? that will vitally affect the election of the labour deputy leader. >> is galloway conning the muslimcare home? we expose the cash for care scandal and the church of england look set to pay church of england look set to pay £1 billion to say sorry for slavery . why is it now just slavery. why is it now just a woke lobby group? don't miss patrick christie's tonight, 9 to welcome back. >> we were talking about immigration, and ann says we need to return to teacher training colleges and abandon the ridiculous notion of primary infant school teachers needing a degree for nursing, too. and obviously might help local people teach and philip says, philip, your point is brilliant . philip, your point is brilliant. i absolutely love it. hi sir jacob, if the birth rate is low in uk , why do we need to in the uk, why do we need to import teachers ? who are import more teachers? who are they teaching? that's a brilliant question. and the brilliant question. and on the rwanda bill, john says i've worked in rwanda since 2010. it's not only one of the safest countries in the world, it's also one of

for palestine and for what israel is doing in gaza right now — particularly those labour voters from the british muslimld go to george galloway's workers' party of britain, but this is a party that doesn't have anywhere near the infrastructure of the other parties. but they do have a formidable campaigner, a formidable leader, in george galloway — who's proved once again that he can upset the political apple cart.- political apple cart. really interesting _ political apple cart. really interesting again. - political apple cart. really interesting again. you i political apple cart. really - interesting again. you mentioned also — and we shouldn't lose sight of it — that an independent came second. of it - that an independent came second. . . of it - that an independent came second. ., , , , second. yeah, this is dave tully, and it is true _ second. yeah, this is dave tully, and it is true what _ second. yeah, this is dave tully, and it is true what george i second. yeah, this is dave tully, i and it is true what george galloway just said — that no—one in the media, none of the commentators, saw this one

nationalism is nurture and labour loves muslim be muslim rape gangs.ill be a minority in our homeland by 2066. designed to 2066. diversity designed to fail, built to replace . this is fail, built to replace. this is not a man i would be defending on national on national television. none of those i would not i would not i'm not i didn't say i was against race, i didn't say i was against race, i didn't i said this is not a man i would defend on national television. i think you picked an awful example to make this point. this is a man who has nazi sympathies, and here you are his free speech. are defending his free speech. >> which of those which were. >> on which of those which were. those are wrong. what free speech means. speech actually means. >> on, darren, that what >> come on, darren, that is what free speech nonsense free speech means. nonsense >> say you're >> i know you say you're defending no, is defending nazis now. no, that is how that is how. that's how that. that is how. that's youn how that. that is how. that's your. your defence your. tha

labour party. he said the muslim population was fed up with their position on that, that they wanted a stronger stances, david tulley, who wasn't involved in politics until a few weeks ago coming back and in the by—election. it was the conservatives into third. the labour party it was dropped by the party came forth. is name was next to the labour red rose on the ballot but that was dashed. liberal democrats came fifth, and simon danczuk, disappointing for him, and six. but we are waiting to hear from george galloway comedy star, making an extraordinary comeback to once again. —— george galloway, the star of the night. he said it could be the first of many seeds falling across the midlands, london, areas with large muslim populations, that he thinks will want to send a strong message to the labour party. he has done will have to come out and say something in the morning on this or someone from the shadow cabinet well. they want to play down the significance of this. there were particular circumstances around their candidate in this by—election but this is damaging and when guesstimate turns up in the

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labour candidate. george galloway is a very fierce advocate for the palestinian cause i made that the centre of his campaign in a constituency with about a 30% muslimadership about its position on the org—mac— —— the hamas israel conflict. there is tension bubbling away in the party about where sir keir starmer should be on that question. george galloway�*s election sharpens those questions again, i think. galloway's election sharpens those questions again, i think.— galloway's election sharpens those questions again, i think. thank you ve much questions again, i think. thank you very much for— questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing _ questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing us - questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing us up - questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing us up to - very much for bringing us up to date. france is set to become the first country to put a woman's right to an abortion in its constitution. members of the french parliament have been called to a special assembly at the palace of versailles. you can see that live there as that continues. a three fifths

yes, it's true that every muslim is bitterly angry at keir starmer and his misnamed labour party. be very foolish if you didn't realise that millions of other citizens of our country are, too. keir starmer and rishi sunak are two cheeks of the same backside, and they both got well and truly spanked tonight here in rochdale. george galloway�*s victory came at the end of a fractious campaign and the end of a fractious campaign and the cows continued on stage during that victory speech that we just saw there with a box of orange confetti thrown in galloway�*s direction as he began addressing the hall. a grand alliance. george _ addressing the hall. a grand alliance. george galloway! | addressing the hall. a grand i alliance. george galloway! you addressing the hall. a grand - alliance. george galloway! you want to burn _ alliance. george galloway! you want to burn our — alliance. george galloway! you want to burn our future. you are a climate — to burn our future. you are a climate change denier. you said in the hustings that you want to extract— the hustings that you want to extract

muslim. um, a labour mp sitting on a on a majority which relies on the muslim vote, will be worried as well.to be pursuing this subject, uh, further as we go on. yes, but it is now time to see what's going on in the whether there is another story, it is the weather. annie shuttleworth has it . it. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. good morning and welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. some heavy rain will push into southwestern areas through the rest of the day. there's also a risk of some sleet and snow over the hills, but heaviest will push but the heaviest rain will push from affecting from the southwest, affecting southwestern england southwestern areas of england and south wales. that's and parts of south wales. that's where there's a weather warning in throughout today , this in force throughout today, this band will push into more band of rain will push into more northern areas of england that will fall snow the high will fall as snow over the high ground above. around 250m, mainly lower levels

political significant new political constituency labour constituency and labour traditionally have. >> amy, about 70% of muslimsa demographic that was a shoo in for keir starmer. and then october the 7th happened, and that has sent reverberations all across the political landscape in this country . how do you greet the country. how do you greet the news of galloway's win ? news of galloway's win? >> well, rochdale have spoken and they've made their feelings very clear about i think this it obviously was in the end on a single issue of gaza, but i wouldn't put that complete. >> although yes, 36% of the rochdale constituency is muslim. it is across the board. it was from a great span of the constituency. he got what, 12,000 votes. but this isn't um, people aren't just unhappy with labour's response to the situation in gaza. people are unhappy with the political classes response to gaza. and i think that's what rochdale are making clear. it sends a strong message nationally that politicians need to change their tack if they want to keep people on side. i think this is the protest that we've seen, which are the big

he's after labour seats where there's after labour seats where there's a strong muslim population . amuslim population. >> yes, i'm, i was saying as much in an online piece for, for the our website last friday. that's exactly right. i think um, i think and even if there is a ceasefire , the hopes there a ceasefire, the hopes there might be ceasefire during ramadan in gaza that the legacy or the of even the fighting is carrying on, it'll be very difficult for some some, some muslim people to, to support labour if labour aren't calling for an immediate ceasefire and that that will carry on into the into the autumn when we expect the election to be. i was standing right in front of him. i he's he is character. i mean, he's he is a character. if you're totally right. he wears that fedora because he was attacked um, and he attacked in 2014. um, and he said he badly damaged to his head. so wears the hat for head. so he wears the hat for medical reasons. know, medical reasons. um, you know, his eyes flitted about. he had used a press conference about 35, 40 minutes. he called out the bbc. he

he also said some muslim groups gave rise to concern. labour, though, want more.tatement does not go far enough. regardless of how workable and effective this new definition and centre of excellence is, this announcement will not be enough. and some organisations already feel got at. communities are very concerned at this time as to how the government is going to apply this consistently and equally, given it is not a legal definition but one that they have arbitrary power to choose. all of this is pretty fundamental to our democracy. we expect our politicians to defend people's right to speak out, no matter how unpalatable their views might be, but we also expect them to protect the values that most of us hold dear. those currently in power hope they have struck the right balance. the leader of the labour party says he welcomes a review of how extremism is defined but stressed that it should be a cross—party process. do that it should be a cross-party rocess. ., process. do we need to review the situation, process. do we need to review the situation. yes _ process

he also said some muslim groups gave rise to concern. labour, though, want more.oes not go far enough. regardless of how workable and effective this new definition and centre of excellence is, this announcement will not be enough. and some organisations already feel got at. communities are very concerned at this time as to how the government is going to apply this consistently and equally, given it is not a legal definition but one that they have arbitrary power to choose. all of this is pretty fundamental to our democracy. we expect our politicians to defend people's right to speak out, no matter how unpalatable their views might be, but we also expect them to protect the values that most of us hold dear. those currently in power hope they have struck the right balance. ilyas ill—yass nag—dee is the racialjustice director for amnesty international uk, hejoins me now. iam i am looking at your press release and you are disguising describing it as a smash and grab on human rights. what is your problem with what michael gove announced today? i think the starting poin

labour mp and a former respect mp. his campaign was focused on the 30% of the constituency which is muslim. zuk is claiming to be a "real alternative". he is the reform uk candidate, which used to be the brexit party, and he was the mp for rochdale until 2017. labour had suspended him after he sent lewd texts to a 17—year—old girl, which he apologised for. the conservative candidate is paul ellison, a local businessman, a previous winner of rochdale man of the year. but he wasn't in rochdale for part of the run up to the by election, as he was on holiday. the green party had disowned the candidate they initially selected to fight the contest, guy 0tten, over remarks about the middle east on social media. he made derogatory remarks about the muslim faith. rochdale was a lib dem stronghold not so long ago and the party's candidate iain donaldson believes it can be again. we will be light at the calgary shortly. —— we will be live at the count very shortly. labour's shadow immigration minister, stephen kinnock, was asked for his reaction to the by—election now the polls have closed. well, to be

muslim. they're very unhappy. labourthere certainly are muslims who feel like that, but actually they don't support george galloway. i mean , that's the galloway. i mean, that's the difference, right ? it they did difference, right? it they did in rochdale because there was very little choice. right. what. but the let's not pretend that the workers party of great britain supports muslims. i mean the workers party of great britain and george galloway have been all over the political shop. right. and i mean, the people we should feel sorry for are the people of rochdale , are the people of rochdale, because george galloway certainly has no interest in, in supporting them as we've seen in the other in the other constituencies that he got, he got thrown out of each one immediately as soon as there was an election, because he doesn't do anything for it. i mean , i do anything for it. i mean, i think, george, i think frankly, the media is making too much of george galloway. he is he is a self—publicising narcissist. >> but the

that could mean that the labour don't win as many seats as they want to. in some, maybe muslim, um, more muslim population, parts of the country that could be that could be what happens. so i think that's certainly where it might be going with workers might be going with the workers party britain . they want to party of britain. they want to stand maybe 59 60 or so stand maybe 59 to 60 or so candidates of next election in targeted seats around the country. and that could be a problem for keir starmer. but the language here from george galloway, a he is a someone galloway, he's a he is a someone who very good with rhetoric. who is very good with rhetoric. he said earlier this morning that keir starmer and rishi sunak two of the same sunak are two cheeks of the same backside , and they got well backside, and they both got well and spanked tonight here and truly spanked tonight here in this kind of in rochdale. this kind of language. we'll be hearing more and in parliament, but it's and more in parliament, but it's deeply for deeply uncomfortable for the jewish jewish mps jewish c

making bradford an israel free zone and has described hamas terrorists as fighters mean for labour and its muslimoters on wednesday? of course, all eyes and ears will be on jeremy hunts spring budget. i'm delighted to say that the chancellor will be joining in studio joining me later in the studio as i grill him. on whether his economic measures can really turn the country , not to turn around the country, not to mention tories electoral mention the tories electoral hopes. former chancellor lord norman lamont will also be joining me in the studio to give his reaction to his successors proposals and at the end of another busy week for donald trump, with an appearance at the us, mexico border, jason miller, his former chief spokesman and senior , will be joining senior adviser, will be joining me from washington to share me live from washington to share his thoughts on the 2024 presidential race. it's going to be a roller coaster, 90 minutes of punchy political chat , so of punchy political chat, so don't go anywhere. as ever, on a sunday morning, we're going to kick off with the papers and i'm del

he also said some muslim groups gave rise to concern. labour want more.enough. and some organisations already feel got at. communities are very concerned at this time as to how the government is going to apply this consistently and equally, given that it's not a legal definition, but one that they have arbitrary power to choose. all of this is pretty fundamental to our democracy. we expect our politicians to defend people's right to speak out, no matter how unpalatable their views might be, but we also expect them to protect the values that most of us hold dear. those currently in power hope that they've struck the right balance. peter saull, bbc news. politicians and business leaders in haiti continue to negotiate the make up of a transitional council that will govern the caribbean nation after its prime minister, ariel henry, officially stands down. the united nations is evacuating non—essential staff from haiti as the situation there continues to deteriorate. live now to our central america correspondent will grant, who's on haiti's border. well, is th

labour in particular, ithink. because it's had a traditional support base british muslims. different matter. i think it will be more relaxed than this individual result might suggest here tonight. he probably could read a little bit too much into it. there's always a danger of that with by—elections, particularly this one, because there are a very particular set of local circumstances here to do with the dropping of the labour candidate and the fact that george galloway is this pretty formidable campaigner and has done this kind of thing before. i and has done this kind of thing before. . . . . and has done this kind of thing before. ., , , ., and has done this kind of thing before. . , , ., ,, before. i assume that downing street will probably — before. i assume that downing street will probably be _ before. i assume that downing street will probably be breathing _ before. i assume that downing street will probably be breathing a - before. i assume that downing street will probably be breathing a little - will probably be breathing a little bit of a sigh of relief because

labour mp and respect mp. he has focused on the 30% of the community which is muslim.r candidate is simon danczuk. now, he was actually the mp for rochdale until 2017. at that time, he was a labour mp but labour suspended him after he sent lewd texts to a 17—year—old girl, for which he has apologised. during the campaign, he, in his campaigning, had said that it was a two—horse race between him and george galloway. it does now seem that an independent candidate, dave tully, is, if we... if the correspondents on the ground are hearing that he could come seconds, which would be unusual. when it comes to the conservatives, their canned date is called paul ellison. he's a local businessman, a previous winner of rochdale man of the year, but he wasn't in rochdale for part of the run—up to the by—election, as he was on holiday. it has been a chaotic by—election. the green party disowned the candidate they initially selected to fight the contest called guy otten over remarks he made about the middle east on social media, making derogatory remarks about the muslim faith. the l

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labour to shame, mr. speaker. the first jewish prime minister, the first female prime minister, the firstlack chancellor, the first muslime secretary and now led by the first british asian prime minister.:c [shouting] while it seems he can only champion men from north london,, it's the conservatives represent modern britain. [shouting] >> so, so this, this diverse tory party does welcome nigel farage. the p months ago the prime minister come the has broe lots of people who want to subscribe to our ideals and our values. this is the same nigel farage said he agreed with the basic premise o e powell river a blood speech, but known the lobby. so is the prime minister simply too scared to stand up to the gaggle of mp who moonlight as presenters, , or does he generally think nigel farage shares ideas and values of the tory party >> mr. speaker, he wants to talk about values, but tomorrow in rockdale the people have ar labr candidates, two of which are --t the ex-labour candidate stan he mr. speaker, it's becausee expelled anti-semites. he make some labour candidates. [sho >> mr. speaker, the truth is these are no longer the t

party is in any way dissipated by sir keir starmer, and two, although the labour party is well insulated against a challenge in muslim they represent have very large majorities. even so, you can see how the internal arguments within the labour party which i there, we know that although most labour supporters don't take aside in the current conflict in the middle east, but those who do, both muslim and non—muslim, i much more likely to support the palestinian side than the israeli side. that does raise a question for sir keir starmer. 0f does raise a question for sir keir starmer. of course a leader who has particularly emphasised his wish to reconnect with the jewish community inside the reconnect with thejewish community inside the uk and of reconnect with the jewish community inside the uk and of course that was part of the reason why in the end they disowned their candidate. you can see the challenges sir keir starmerfaces. they can see the challenges sir keir starmer faces. they will not go away, though the truth is at the moment that by—election results elsewhere and opinion polls suggest that sir keir is still

was he trying to troll sir keir starmer off the back of labour's difficulties with their muslim base about in your perspective ? perspective? >> well, i would think that that's probably about trying to cool the tempo. remember that that we have so many protests taking place in regard to what's happening in gaza right now. and we also have the very real fears about the security of members of parliament who are being targeted by extreme elements . targeted by extreme elements. and i suspect that what this is actually about is simply to say, hey, listen, guys, just call it, we're on your side. really peter, do you think people are going to feel better off as a result of this budget and ultimately, the biggest question really is, is it enough for people to vote tory? will it shift the dial? you're asking me? and it's a very valid question. i think the answer is absolutely not. i mean, there's ihave absolutely not. i mean, there's i have to draw to your attention a glorious quote from one time labour chancellor of the exchequer roy jenkins. and he said, well , exchequer roy jenkins. and h

so i saw i saw something yesterday in the house of lords when the labour peer stood up and said, oh, muslimn should take off their hijab in solidarity for, for the women in, in iran, for international women's day. that is so ridiculous and absurd to insist women. i mean, you're mixing you're mixing things up. no no, no. well that's not attacking islam. >> that is. let me finish. that is attacking cultural thing is attacking a cultural thing that nothing to do the that has nothing to do with the islamic religion at all. but of course, you can be rude about having to wear hijab. it having to wear the hijab. it should free choice in a free should be free choice in a free society . society. >> it should be a free choice and you should not take a woman wearing hijab. wearing a hijab. >> women who want to wear >> women who don't want to wear it are to. they it but are forced to. then they should been free to and should have been free to and otherwise but you're the otherwise not. but if you're the catholics believe, as catholics believe, just as fundamentally that fundamentally as muslims, that g

think —— cruising for the labour party but keir starmer will take some comfort, not from the fact that rochdale is exceptional, there are divinities like this with a substantial muslimin angry at what is going on in gaza but he will hope it is george galloway who is exceptional, that finding a politician with the potency and longevity and persuade ability that george galloway has will be very hard for others who might seek to stand against labour in similar towns to this. so quite a day after quite a few days and george galloway arrives in westminster on monday. chris, thank ou. now westminster on monday. chris, thank yom now to — westminster on monday. chris, thank yom now to the _ westminster on monday. chris, thank you. now to the middle _ westminster on monday. chris, thank you. now to the middle east. - hamas has said tonight that seven hostages held in gaza had been killed as a result of israel's military action. president biden has announced that the us is to begin humanitarian aid drops in gaza, including of food, and said he was working on a deal for an immediate ceasefire so that more aid could get through to the territory. it comes after the foreign secre

muslim issue, it's about human rights. the election was triggered by the death in january of opposition labour party mp tony lloyd. he was replaced by this man as our alley. on voting day though, labor's campaign center lay shuttered after the party abandoned ally for making anti-israel remarks. violations don't always represent the wider national picture. they are protest votes with local focus. last time around labor won the seat here. by 10,00 votes, but this time they lost, and perhaps that is a sign of what's to come, both for labor and the conservatives, with the general elections only months away. site foriza, press tv, rochdale, greater manchester. the south koreans celebrated the 105th anniversary of independence from japan. however, many south koreans demonstrating in soul opposed the government's policy of patching up relations with tokyo. franks. reports, amid cheers of hurray, south korean presidential marked independence movement day to honor the past struggle to free the country from japanese rule, he called for south koreans to look forward. south korea and japan are marching toward the new world a

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issue, but at the same time it's not a just a muslim issue, it's about human rights. the election was triggered by the death in january of opposition labourby this man as our alley. on voting day though, labor's campaign center lay shuttered after the party abandoned alley for making anti-israel remarks. violations don't always represent the wider national picture. they are protest votes with local focus. last time around labor won the seat here by 10,00 votes, but this time they lost, and perhaps that is a sign of what's to come, both for labor and the conservatives, with the general elections only months away. say purreza, press tv, rochdale, greater manchester. and that is for all news, bye-bye for now. named after the longest river in the world, it's now become the largest e-commerce company on the planet. it started as a book seller at discount prices, but grew so much to sell almost everything through breaching rules of the game. watch and hear more about amazon in this documentary. you seen footage of children bodies met my taxper dollars are going to going to bomb those kids so i think we should kill them all if that makes you fee

labour party to apologise party were right to apologise for what happened in rochdale? >> george galloway has >> because george galloway has been of targeting been accused of targeting the muslimting that to win by focusing on gaza. do you think that the labour party actually do have something to answer for in in him winning on an almost on sectarian basis ? on sectarian basis? >> well, i must say that was an uncanny, um , likeness. i thought uncanny, um, likeness. i thought it was almost as if he was sat to next me, slightly worried . to next me, slightly worried. >> he's charlie, he's a charlie rowley . rowley. >> i won't sleep tonight . um >> i won't sleep tonight. um bethany elsey . i think you're bethany elsey. i think you're absolutely you're right. i mean, it was a disaster for the labour party, right? from the off. you know, they selected a candidate that clearly articulated anti—semitism, anti—semitism , anti—semitism, anti—semitism, semitic views , um, which was semitic views, um, which was absolutely right there for the labour party. ditched him. they took far too long to ditch him took far too long to ditch him to withdraw support, meaning that his name was still o

more the labour party a lesson. more than 80% of muslimhorrendous accusations of anti—semitism that we saw within the labour party during jeremy corbyn's premiership. and so as a result of that, starmer overcompensated i >> -- >> you 5mm >> you think? yeah. do you think i don't know, i think he's just desperate to get any vote in different pockets of and he's prepared to sit on the fence so that he can get every single person's vote. but you can't please all the people all of the time. listen, you so time. well listen, thank you so much matthewson , uh, much for james matthewson, uh, final you, are fed final then to you, are you fed up? or no? of the two main up? yes or no? of the two main parties? yes no? parties? yes or no? >> oh, no . parties? yes or no? >> oh, no. i'm, parties? yes or no? >> oh, no . i'm, uh, parties? yes or no? >> oh, no. i'm, uh, i'm very much ready for a labour government. uh, i think we will. you know, we'll see that that was no, and then we can was yes or no, and then we can stop. >> e can @- @— e— e can all. no n

think think that, you know, i think there issues with muslim there are issues with muslim community anger with labourink it's all going to end up. >> think it's going to be >> and i think it's going to be balanced out by the that so balanced out by the fact that so many are just going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn are just going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up are just going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up because ;t going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up because they going balanced out by the fact that so m'turn up because they can't; to turn up because they can't bnng to turn up because they can't bring themselves vote for bring themselves to vote for laboun bring themselves to vote for labour. going to labour. they're simply going to stay home. so i labour stay at home. so i think labour will even if it's will still be okay, even if it's by default or spoil ballot by default or spoil the ballot papen by default or spoil the ballot paper. waiting for this press >> we are waiting for this press conference any minute now. richard be taking to conference any m

essentially that there was a hierarchy of racism in labour in which anti—semitism was taken more seriously than discrimination against black, asian and muslim, it does- i say — absolutely. does it? absolutely, it does. i say that _ absolutely. does it? absolutely, it does. i say that as _ absolutely. does it? absolutely, it does. i say that as someone - absolutely. does it? absolutely, it does. i say that as someone who l absolutely. does it? absolutely, it| does. i say that as someone who is absolutely. does it? absolutely, it. does. i say that as someone who is a woman of colour, a muslim woman, and i would say that i've been quite vocal about my own experiences and the experiences of other black and asian women in the party who have undergone similar experiences of racism and not felt adequately supported by my own party. what racism and not felt adequately supported by my own party. what does that tell you? — supported by my own party. what does that tell you? l — supported by my own party. what does that tell you? i think _ supported by my own party. what does that tell you? | think that _ supported by my own party. what does that tell

muslim. that has certainly attracted support away from what an orderly would've been traditional labour votershe's really been to ground today, we've not really seen him, but i've been out chatting to people on the streets and what you'll find is if you scratch the surface of talking to people, you'll find those divisions are really clear. amongst his supporters, they are delighted understandably that george galloway has captured in this seat and brought the focus on to the issue of gaza. he talks about going to the house of parliament and shaking the walls for gaza. but there are also those i've spoken to you today who were deeply disappointed in this decision — they feel he's a divisive character and felt they wanted somebody who was a local person who represented rochdale. it's worth noting that david talley, the candidate who came in second and took 20% of the vote, was an independent candidate and very much focused on this rochdale first agenda, if you like. he captured 20% of the vote — in fact 60% of the vote went to parties outside the three mainstream parties you'd normally expect to

far left politician george galloway whose campaign in a seat with many muslim voters focussed on gaza. john mcternan was a labourins us now. what he joins us now. what you think the uk prime minister was hoping to achieve here? i uk prime minister was hoping to achieve here?— uk prime minister was hoping to achieve here? ,, , . , achieve here? i think sadly, he was t in: to achieve here? i think sadly, he was trying to turn _ achieve here? i think sadly, he was trying to turn the _ achieve here? i think sadly, he was trying to turn the issue _ achieve here? i think sadly, he was trying to turn the issue of - achieve here? i think sadly, he was trying to turn the issue of division l trying to turn the issue of division in the country which is real in our politics, he is trying to turn that into a campaign issue, a wedge issue to distinguish himself and the government from the labour party. i thought it was a very shallow speech, it was very low politics, i think he took an rafjet from aberdeen to come down and make a content free speech. it seemed quite contemptuous to the people of rochdale, they chose to pick g

the local muslim mp, a labour mp , called it the labour mp, called it the desecration of the quran. and the mosques had had to be explained to the local mosques that the quran hadn't been destroyed, that it was okay. then the cops got involved, then the four kids were suspended. have you ever seen that kind of reaction over a being damaged or the a bible being damaged or the torah being damaged? no you haven't. so one religion is already being it's been it's been allowed to do and say what it wants without censure. and to threaten our own mps. >> do you think that we need to have a bit of an investigation into what's going on in some mosques ? mosques? >> well, i'd say, yeah, particularly if it's taxpayers money to fund money that's being used to fund these, know, that's directly these, you know, that's directly unked these, you know, that's directly linked us directly our linked to us and directly in our interest. but know, interest. but you know, we've had secretaries the had five home secretaries in the last clearly, this last five years. clearly, this government taking any gover