Oh dear. While Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struggles to fend off criticism about leaving Thursday’s D-day commemorations early, another party leader is causing controversy elsewhere. A video of George Galloway of the Workers Party of Britain is doing the rounds in London WhatsApp groups. In a heated campaign speech, Galloway blasted Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party in an angry tirade:
Anybody who considers themselves to be a religious believer, who intends to vote for Keir Starmer, the genocide agent, should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves, should forget about the Eid, should forget about fasting, should forget about praying. You think God is listening to someone who’s praying one day and voting for Keir Starmer the day before? What kind of a believer would that be?
Good heavens. ‘Isn’t this illegal? Using religious arguments to sway an electorate?’ asked one Twitter user. It seems ‘Gorgeous George’ might have got himself into a rather sticky situation…
Watch the clip here:
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