J.K. Rowling, previously a big supporter and donor of the UK’s Labour Party, has penned a blistering attack on the party’s current leadership, accusing it of “abandoning women” in its ongoing chasm over trans rights.
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George Galloway says it is 'completely wrong' that he has not been invited to take part in televised general election debates. The Workers Party of Britain leader, who became Rochdale's MP earlier this year following a by-election, says he should be included.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News ahead of the ITV debate on Tuesday (June 4), Mr Galloway said his party is planning to field candidates in 326 constituencies across the country at the general election. This is just over half of the total seats available in the UK.
ITV hosted the first head-to-head general election debate between Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. On Friday (June 7), the BBC will host a TV debate between leading figures from the seven biggest political parties in Britain.
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The list includes Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, The Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and Reform UK. ITV will then host another election debate on Thursday (June 13) with the same seven political parties set to take part.
Mr Galloway was invited to give his response to the first debate on ITV News. He said this is was an 'outrage', but 'better than nothing'.
He told the M.E.N.: "It's completely wrong, especially before [Nigel] Farage came back into the game, for the Reform Party, which has no elected MPs and is not standing in very many more seats than we are, that they should be on the leaders' debates and we have 100 per cent more elected MPs than them and 50, 60 per cent more elected councillors than them. And yet they're on the debate and we're not."
Reform UK, which was founded
J.K. Rowling, previously a big supporter and donor of the UK’s Labour Party, has penned a blistering attack on the party’s current leadership, accusing it of “abandoning women” in its ongoing chasm over trans rights.
J.K. Rowling, previously a big supporter and donor of the UK’s Labour Party, has penned a blistering attack on the party’s current leadership, accusing it of “abandoning women” in its ongoing chasm over trans rights.
Keir Starmer has said he will “listen” to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar on scrapping the two child benefit cap.
George Galloway has warned of Nigel Farage's rising popularity - even in Rochdale where he is running to be re-elected as an MP. The Workers Party of Britain leader has said he is the 'antidote' to Mr Farage's Reform UK, arguing that he is the best alternative to Labour.
Greater Manchester would not need to introduce a Clean Air Zone under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the Labour leader ruled out forcing the charging scheme through.
The Bolton South and Walkden candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.
The Bolton West candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.
The Bolton North East candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.
Welcome to the third week of the 2024 general election campaign as the parties in Scotland go all out to win over undecided voters.
Sitting in his Rochdale town centre office, George Galloway has spent much of the morning dealing with 'real complications' that have been developing with his party's campaign in Blackburn. Four weeks out from the general election, he is busy preparing a list of candidates to stand in seats across the country.
Seven major political parties will battle it out tonight in the first of the BBC's televised general election debates.
Last night’s first general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer was watched by an average of 4.8M viewers, falling more than 2M behind the previous debate in 2019.
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head tonight in the first UK leadership debate of the 2024 general election campaign.
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are set to go head-to-head in the first televised leaders’ debate of the General Election campaign tonight (Tuesday June 4).
Labour has committed to renewing the nuclear deterrent based on the Clyde.
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The BBC has followed ITV’s lead by unveiling its plan for a general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
On Thursday July 4, Britain will get to vote for the first time since 2019 on which party should lead the country.
George Galloway doubled down on controversial remarks about people who identify as homosexual after launching his party's campaign in Tameside. The Workers Party of Britain leader became MP for Rochdale in January's by-election and is standing for re-election on July 4.
Naman Ramachandran Aspiring Prime Ministerial candidate Keir Starmer of the opposition Labour Party will face incumbent Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party in the first televized debate of the upcoming U.K. general election. The polls are scheduled to take place on July 4.