‘This is for Gaza’ – George Galloway by-election victory speech

Mr Galloway said: “Keir Starmer – this is for Gaza. And you will pay a high price, in enabling, encouraging and covering for, the catastrophe presently going on in occupied Palestine in the Gaza Strip."

George Galloway holds a rally at his HQ after being declared winner of the Rochdale by-election (Peter Byrne/PA)

Victorious George Galloway declared “this is for Gaza” as he was declared winner of the Rochdale by-election.

Mr Galloway, of the Workers Party of Britain, won a 6,000 majority over his nearest rival in the by-election, then turned his ire on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.