George Galloway: 'The one thing they want more than any other is to see the back of me - that's my tactic'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSitting in his Rochdale town centre office, George Galloway has spent much of the morning dealing with 'real complications' that have been developing with his party's campaign in Blackburn.
Four weeks out from the general election, he is busy preparing a list of candidates to stand in seats across the country. It's been 100 days since the 69-year-old Scotsman won the Rochdale by-election to become the town's MP.
He is now hoping to be re-elected for a full five-year term on July 4 - but the Workers Party of Britain leader has grander political ambitions too.
As it stands on Tuesday (June 4), when he speaks to the Manchester Evening News in an extended interview, his party hopes to field 326 candidates in just over half the total seats available. "Which therefore, notionally, means I'm running to be Prime Minister," he grins. "Notionally." HAVE YOUR SAY: The Greater Manchester General Election 2024 Survey A little over a month earlier, Mr Galloway stood outside Parliament flanked by dozens of his party's candidates, including former England cricketer Monty Panesar.
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