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muriel_volestrangler

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3. The campaign seems to have been more about Galloway acting as a spoiler

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Fri Jul 2, 2021, 05:07 AM

Jul 2021

From the BBC article: "The Conservatives fought a relatively low-key campaign, with Mr Stephenson saying he was focused on talking to voters about "the issues that matter here".

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/02/labour-candidate-kim-leadbeater-wins-batley-and-spen-byelection

"Galloway’s campaign focused on winning the support of disillusioned Labour voters, promising that a vote for him would result in Starmer being ousted as leader."

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Batley and Spen: Labour hold seat in by-election [View all] T_i_B Jul 2021 OP

Indeed Soph0571 Jul 2021 #1

I agree. But it's still sobering that the results were so close. abqtommy Jul 2021 #2

The nasty that is Galloway has a lot to do with that Soph0571 Jul 2021 #4

Tories managed to pull defeat from the jaws of victory T_i_B Jul 2021 #5

The campaign seems to have been more about Galloway acting as a spoiler muriel_volestrangler Jul 2021 #3

Galloway tried the same sort of tactics in the last Holyrood elections, trying to unseat the SNP. Emrys Jul 2021 #6

Excellent news LeftishBrit Jul 2021 #7