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Workers' Party leader George Galloway (right) and local candidate Aroma Hassan in Ashton-under-Lyne, June 1, 2024
[Massimo Malacrino]
WORKERS PARTY leader George Galloway told the launch of its election campaign that if you vote for the lesser of two evils, evil always wins.
Speaking on Saturday in Ashton-under-Lyne, where the Workers Party hopes to unseat Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, Mr Galloway added that in this election, “I could not tell you which is the lesser of two evils.”
The Workers Party intends to contest at least 326 seats in the July 4 election, notionally enough to form a Commons majority.
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