Workers Party of Britain
Workers Party of Britain (Political party) | |
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Founder | • Ranjeet Brar • George Galloway |
Membership | • John Hamilton • Craig Murray • Chris Williamson |
The Workers Party of Britain (WPGB) is a political party formed by British politician, broadcaster and writer, George Galloway, following the defeat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party at the UK/2019 General Election.[1]
Contents
2024 local elections
On 3 May 2024, George Galloway posted on X:
We already have three times the number of councillors (and counting) and 100% more elected MPs as Reform UK.
Do you think we can be mentioned in the polls now @YouGov @Savanta_UK @RedfieldWilton ? @WorkersPartyGB[2]
WPGB parliamentary candidates
On 30 April 2024, George Galloway announced that the WPGB will ‘contest every seat’ in the 2024 General Election. These are the WPGB's declared candidates:
- Barking – Hamid Shah
- Battersea – Hazel James
- Bexleyheath and Crayford – James Mutimer
- Brent East – Raj Gill
- Brent West – Nadia Klock
- Brentford and Isleworth – Nisar Malik – former Labour councillor
- Bromley and Biggin Hill – Eileen Mahony
- Carshalton and Wallington – Dr Mian Faisal Akbar
- Chingford and Woodford Green – Yousaff Khan
- Croydon West – John Kouten
- Dagenham and Rainham – Iqbal Sheikh
- Dulwich and West Norwood – Zhafaran Malik Qayum
- Ealing North – Sameh Habeeb – former Independent PPC, now joined Workers Party
- Ealing Central and Acton – Nada Jarche
- Ealing Southall – Mudhsuden Singh “Monty” Panesar – legendary Cricketer
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill – Seton During
- Enfield North – Aishat Anifowoshe
- Enfield Southgate – Adeel Ahmed
- Erith and Thamesmead – Anthony Williams
- Finchley and Golders Green – Mez Roth
- Feltham and Heston – Cllr Amrit Mann – defecting Labour councillor
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington – we will support Diane Abbott MP should she seek re-election as an Independent
- Hackney South and Shoreditch – Leon Eshuru
- Hampstead and Highgate – Ghias Ahmed
- Hammersmith and Chiswick – Hassan Chahin Sabbir
- Harrow East – Sarraj Farwani
- Harrow West – Zulkiple Husin
- Hayes and Harlington – Rizwana Karim
- Hendon – Rasheed Sarpong
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet – Dino Philippos
- Ilford North – Shabaz Hussain
- Ilford South – Golam Tipu
- Islington North – we will support Jeremy Corbyn MP should he seek re-election as an Independent
- Islington South and Finsbury – Nasreen Najeeb
- Kensington and Bayswater – Garry Cattle
- Kingston and Surbiton – Ali Abdulla
- Mitcham and Morden – Mehmood Jamshed
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich – Gwenton Sloley
- Leyton and Wanstead – Adeel Ahmed Iqbal
- Poplar and Limehouse – Kamran Khan
- Romford – Asim Muhammad
- Richmond Park – Kadira Tas
- Queen’s Park and Maida Vale – Irakli Menabde
- Southgate and Wood Green – Christopher Menon
- Stratford and Bow – Halima Khan
- Streatham and Croydon North – Mohammad Sherwani
- Sutton and Cheam – Bert Schouwenburg
- Tooting – Tarik Hussein
- Tottenham – Jennifer Obaseki
- Twickenham – Umair Malik
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip – Steve Blewitt
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green – Darren Jones
- Walthamstow – Imran Arshad
- West Ham and Beckton – Hassan Morsy
- Wimbledon – Aaron Mafi
- Bethnal Green and Stepney – we will support Mohammad Akunjee who is standing as an Independent
- Holborn and St Pancras – we will support Andrew Feinstein should he choose to run as an Independent
- East Ham – we will support Tahir Mirza who is standing as a Newham Independent
Workers Party of Britain – North West Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Ashton-under-Lyne – Aroma Hassan
- Bury North – Shafat Ali
- Stalybridge and Hyde – Audel Shirin
- Stockport – Ayesha Khan
- Manchester Central – Chris Turner
- Blackburn – Craig Murray – former British ambassador
- Rochdale – George Galloway MP – Party Leader
- Bolton South and Walkden – Jack Khan – former Labour Councillor
- Wythenshawe and Sale East – John Barstow
- Hazel Grove – Johnny Sheen
- Wigan – Nasri Barghouti – of the Barghouti family
- Oldham East and Saddleworth – Shanaz Siddique
- Cheadle – Tanya Manzoor
- Liverpool Garston – we will support Sam Gorst who is standing as a Liverpool Community Independent
- Liverpool Wavertree – we will support nurse Ann San who is standing as an Independent
- Stretford and Urmston – Dr Kalima Choudhury
- Crewe and Nantwich – Phillip Lane
- Fylde – Robert William Perks
- Hyndburn – Matthew Britcliffe
- Westmorland and Lonsdale – Garry Cattle Boon
- Whitehaven and Workington – Derek Ray
- Sefton Central – Gareth O’Leary
- Wallasey – Philip Anthony Bimpson
- Knowsley – Graham Padden
- Liverpool West Derby – Mohamed El-Gadhy
Workers Party of Britain – North East Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West – we will support Yvonne Ridley who is standing as an Independent
- Stockton West – Natalie Potter
- Blaydon and Consett – Mark Logan
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor – Minhajul Suhon
- Hartlepool – Thomas Dudley
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend – Muhammed Ghori
- Tynemouth – William George Jarrett
Workers Party of Britain – Yorkshire Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Bradford South – Harry Boota – former UKIP candidate
- Colne Valley – Adam Steel
- Spen Valley – Terrance Sankarsingh
- Keighley and Ilkley – Vasim Shabir
- Leeds West and Pudsey – Amjad Bashir
- Dewsbury and Batley – Arshad Ali
- York Central – John Lavender
- Kingston upon Hull East – John Paul Stonehouse
Workers Party of Britain – West Midlands Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Tipton and Wednesbury – Abdul Husen
- Dudley – Aftab Hussein
- Rugby – Paul Paphiti
- Stoke-on-Trent North – Carla Elizabeth Parrish
- Telford – Allan Bailey
- Coventry South – Dr Mohammed Ali Syed
- Aldridge-Brownhills – Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Ibrahim
- Coventry East – Paul Bedson
- Burton and Uttoxeter – Zahid Mahmood
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire – George V Price
- Nuneaton – Khalil Ahmed
- Redditch – Mohammed Amin
- Stafford – Allan Vernon Gray
- West Bromwich – Rohim Mohammed
- Birmingham Yardley – Mohammed Shuhel Miah
Workers Party of Britain – East Midlands Prospective Parliamentary Candidates as of 30th April 2024
- Derby South – Chris Williamson – former Labour MP
- Leicester South – we will support Shockat Patel who is running as an Independent
- Corby and East Northamptonshire – Callan Barrett Page
- Derby North – Imran Hamid
- Mid Derbyshire – Josiah Uche
- Lincoln – Linda Richardson
- Bolsover – Jack Evans
- North West Leicestershire – Jevan Heatherley
- Broxtowe – Syed Maqsood
- Kettering – Thomas Dudfield
- Northampton North – Khalid Razzaq
- Leicester East – we will support Claudia Webbe MP if she runs again as an Independent
- South Northamptonshire – Mick Stott
Workers Party of Britain – South West Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- North East Somerset and Hanham – Kathleen Haskard
- Glastonbury and Somerton – Angela Henderson
- Torbay – Paul Moor
- Weston-super-Mare – Paul David Spencer
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport – Dr Guy Haywood
- Yeovil – Nidal Shah
- Bournemouth East – Dr Wayne Adlem
- Chippenham – Jubin Jomon
- Bristol South – Joji Mathew
- Forest of Dean – Nicola Aylin Duke
Workers Party of Britain – South East Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Hove and Portslade – we will support Tanushka Marah who is standing as an Independent
- Aylesbury – Jan Gajdos
- Brighton Pavilion – Don Goghrod
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven – Elaine Ghoneim
- Havant – Jennifer Alemanno
- Gillingham and Rainham – Laid Ghellab
- Rochester and Strood – John Innes
- Slough – Khalid Kazim
- Crawley – Linda Bamieh
- Romsey and Southampton North – Sahrae Cunio
- Bracknell – Samuel Munyeza
- Spelthorne – Umair Malik
- Epsom and Ewell – Ahsan Ulah
Workers Party of Britain – East Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Mid Norfolk – Simon Blackwell
- North West Norfolk – Karl Wilkin
- South West Hertfordshire – Muhammed Pervez Khan
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted – Sina Gharib
- Chelmsford – Mark Kenlen
Workers Party of Britain – Wales Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Bangor Aberconwy – John Malcolm Humberstone
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare – Anthony Cole
- Llanelli – David Mark Evans
- Torfaen – Mohd Najmul Alam Shabuj
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd – Tomas Owen
- Cardiff West – Akil Kata
- Alyn and Deeside – Taghrid Al-Mawed
Workers Party of Britain – Scotland Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (Wave 1) as of 30th April 2024
- Gordon and Buchan – Craig Proctor
- Glasgow South – Nick Stewart
- Glasgow East – Maximilian Owen
- Livingston – Danielle Mclean
- Mid Dunbartonshire – Kevin Riley
- Paisley and Renfrewshire North – Majd Eddin Bashar Helmi
- Aberdeen North – Neil Healy
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife – William Alexander Rankine
- North East Fife – Andrew Strachan[3]
Rochdale by-election
George Galloway, leader of the WPGB, won a resounding victory at the 2024 Rochdale by-election after polling 12,335 votes, nearly 6,000 more than any other candidate.[4]
Batley and Spen by-election
On 2 June 2021, the WPGB tweeted:
If you're a member, supporter or well wisher of #WorkersPartyGB; if you want to see the back of Sir Keith, get yourselves along to the former Brooklands bar on 268 Bradford Road, in Batley, Thursday 3rd June at 7:30pm, for the launch of our #BatleyAndSpenByelection campaign.[5]
Known members
2 of the 3 of the members already have pages here:
Member | Description |
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John Hamilton | WPGB candidate for Mayor of Lewisham |
Craig Murray | A UK ambassador to Uzbekistan who stood up and did the right thing when confronted with evidence of torture. Smeared and dismissed by the UK deep state, he continues his activism exposing Establishment lies and hypocrisy. |
Party Members
Politician | Born | Description |
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Chris Bradburn | Self-proclaimed "Champion for Durham North" | |
Ranjeet Brar | July 1974 | Activist speaking against and writing about Zionism |
George Galloway | 16 August 1954 | Pro-Palestinian anti-Zionist Scottish politician |
Bob Gill | ||
Aroma Hassan | February 1980 | WPGB challenger to Labour's Angela Rayner |
Craig Murray | 17 October 1958 | A UK ambassador to Uzbekistan who stood up and did the right thing when confronted with evidence of torture. Smeared and dismissed by the UK deep state, he continues his activism exposing Establishment lies and hypocrisy. |
Christopher Turner |
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:A New Left Wing Party in the UK? | blog post | 18 September 2024 | Craig Murray | Initially any new party needs to be led by Jeremy to establish itself. George should be Deputy Leader. Neither man would wish to serve for an extended period. I would like to see Andrew Feinstein eventually lead, not least because he most definitely would not want to do it. |
Document:Batley and Spen by-election: Palestine becomes potential dealbreaker | Article | 18 June 2021 | Alex MacDonald | According to Coral, Galloway is currently on 50/1 odds to win, compared to 2/1 for Leadbeater and 2/5 for Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson. William Hill has the Conservatives on 1/3, Labour at 5/2 and the WPGB at 33/1. |
Document:I Stand in Blackburn | blog post | 16 April 2024 | Craig Murray | I am going to need help – leafleting, canvassing, manning offices and the many myriad tasks of an election campaign. I am buoyed by the solid start we have in support across all communities in Blackburn. We are going to give Starmer a roasting, we are going to take on the zionist monopoly of power, and it is going to be great fun! |
Document:Labour has ignored its voters – it is now paying the price | Article | 24 June 2021 | Paddy Hannam | George Galloway speaks to Spiked Online about the problems faced by the Labour Party, and his campaign in the 2021 Batley and Spen by-election |
References
- ↑ "Introducing the Workers Party"
- ↑ "WPGB has 3 times the Councillors and 100% more elected MPs than Reform UK"
- ↑ "Galloway announces WPGB will ‘contest every seat’ in next general election"
- ↑ "Rochdale by-election: Landslide win for George Galloway"
- ↑ "Launch of our #BatleyAndSpenByelection campaign"