George Galloway, the new Rochdale MP, is contemplating standing against Andy Burnham to become Greater Manchester's mayor. He has threatened to wipe Labour off the local council and field candidates for Parliament across the country. Galloway aims to get a 'better deal' for the city's surrounding towns.
George Galloway is considering standing against Andy Burnham , the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The new Rochdale MP who won a by-election two weeks ago is now looking at running to be Greater Manchester 's mayor. Returning to Parliament for a seventh time following his by-election win, Mr Galloway took aim at the Labour mayor in his first speech back in the House of Commons.
He has put Labour 'on notice', threatening to wipe them off the local council and promising to field candidates for Parliament across the country - including in Greater Manchester. He is now thinking about entering the race to become Greater Manchester's mayor in May. He has told the M.E.N. that if he stands for mayor, he would run on a platform of getting a 'better deal' for the city's surrounding towns. READ MORE: What now for Rochdale? The Workers Party of Britain leader put the war in Gaza front and centre of his by-election campaign in which he won the support of many members of the town's Muslim community. During the campaign, he told the M.E.
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