General Elections July 2024
We are aware of several constituencies, and there must be many more, where a pro-Palestinian ‘socialist’ candidate has emerged to rival the candidate of the Workers Party.
In Tottenham where Jennifer Obaseki was standing for the Workers Party, another candidate popped up with points in common with Jennifer (on Palestine and socialism). The difference was that the rival candidate had money to print glossy leaflets and have them distributed door to door.
In Stratford the Workers Party was ‘informed by members of the Bangladeshi community in Stratford and Bow that the Independent candidate Nizam Ali, standing against our candidate Halima Khan is spreading misinformation in his campaign.
He is allegedly telling the community that he is ‘the candidate endorsed by George Galloway.’
Nizam Ali was a member of the Workers Party but has placed himself outside our ranks for standing against our candidate Halima Khan.
George Galloway has been consistently clear that Halima Khan is the official Workers Party candidate and was present at her launch on 17th June 2024 in Newham and at the Rally For Justice last night in Tower Hamlets.’
In Blackburn the Workers Party candidate Craig Murray’s offered to toss a coin with an independent candidate in order to avoid dividing the pro Palestinian vote. The offer was refused.
This suggests that deliberate efforts were made to weaken the Workers Party vote.
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A good result for the Workers Party was in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North:
Counting complete
Change compared with 2019
Labour, Liam Byrne
- Votes 10,655
- Share 31.2%
- Share change -28.7
Workers Party of Britain, James Giles
- Votes 9,089
- Share 26.6%
- Share change +26.6
Reform UK, Jamie Pullin
- Votes
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