Blasphemy teacher: Silence in Batley & Spen shames Labour & Conservatives #BatleyAndSpen #ByElection #Labour #Conservatives #GeorgeGalloway #TheTelegraph #UKTodayNews

"Mail sorter Sahoeb Bhoola, 61, told me: “For me, the big issue is Palestine.

That’s why I’m voting Galloway.” Strolling past a giant poster of Galloway adopting a boxing pose — captioned “Starmer out” — Sahoeb added: “I’m also worried about potholes. The roads here are terrible.”

Dressed in black niqab, a 28-year-old mum-of-three who didn’t want to be named said: “We need to support people who are pro-Palestinian.” 

Again, she referenced potholes as being an issue in the town. 

Takeaway chef Umar Farooq, 50, said: “I’ve been a Labour supporter all my life and I’m voting George Galloway. I think he’ll do what he promises. I’d never vote Tory.”

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