Labour’s worst nightmare?
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Veteran agitator George Galloway is returning to parliament after storming a divisive by-election in Rochdale. He claims his victory puts “scores” of other Labour seats at risk. Lucy Fisher is joined by FT colleagues George Parker, Robert Shrimsley and Jim Pickard to analyse the by-election result and examine the division and sectarianism stalking British politics. Plus the team looks ahead to what the government has in line for next week’s Budget.  Free Links: George Galloway wins divisive Rochdale by-election Galloway victory points to frustration with UK political establishment The price of not policing the Tories’ paranoid frontier Jeremy Hunt urged not to put ‘politics ahead of economics’ as he eyes Labour policies Conservative party suspends Lee Anderson over Sadiq Khan comments Clips: Real America’s Voice BBC Follow Lucy @LOS_Fisher, George @GeorgeWParker, Robert @robertshrimsley, Jim @PickardJE Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's award-winning Inside Politics newsletter. Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and audio mix by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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