Monty Panesar quits George Galloway’s Workers Party after one week
"I realise I need more time to listen, learn and find my political home, one that aligns with my personal and political values.”
"I realise I need more time to listen, learn and find my political home, one that aligns with my personal and political values.”
The Workers Party is also hoping to unseat Labour's deputy leader in Bury.
The former England cricketer has been given odds of 14/1 to defeat Labour's Virendra Sharma after initially being priced 25/1.
'The political plates are shifting', according to George Galloway, after a senior Labour politician defected to his party.
The MP for Rochdale declared "this is for Gaza!" when he was elected at the start of the month.
The ex-Labour man is already planning his next political move.
The Rochdale MP described the Chancellor’s Budget last week as a ‘nothing burger’.
The MP took part in the swearing-in ceremony on Monday.
The contest in Rochdale has seen accusations of intimidation and divisiveness, but resulted in a majority for Mr Galloway of more than 5,000 votes.
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