Reform candidate Simon Danczuk blames George Galloway for ‘whipping up division’ in Rochdale

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Reform UK’s Rochdale by-election candidate has mentioned George Galloway’s rival marketing campaign is “whipping” individuals “into a frenzy” after he obtained a demise risk on social media.

Simon Danczuk, an ex-Labour MP for Rochdale who’s now standing for the right-wing challenger celebration, obtained a string of direct messages on social media and a video the place a web based troll seems to threaten to gun him down.

Speaking to the Independent, Mr Danczuk mentioned he hyperlinks the threats to Mr Galloway’s marketing campaign: “It’s just outrageous really, and I do actually link it to the campaigning that Galloway’s been doing in Rochdale. He’s really whipping up division, and I think that’s really unfortunate”.

In the footage, which has been posted on the Reform UK’s social media feed, the net creator is heard uttering expletives earlier than threatening to “put one in his head”.

In the string of direct messages, the person tells Mr Danczuk: “How dare you send such letters in our Muslim [sic] community”, and says “I am going to assault you when I see you and I care not of the consequences”.

Mr Danczuk mentioned the feedback have been “disconcerting” and he took it “very seriously, not least because the guy said he didn’t mind the consequences.”

The Reform UK candidate mentioned he was speaking to a senior Rochdale counsellor previous to receiving the risk, who remarked that “[Since] Galloway has come into town, particularly in terms of young people, he’s is really whipped them up into a frenzy around Gaza”.

The threats come after a significantly chaotic by-election marketing campaign in Rochdale. The Labour candidate, Mr Azhar Ali, was suspended from the celebration after he repeated a conspiracy principle that Israel had allowed the October 7 assault to happen.

George Galloway, the candidate for the Workers’ Party, has used the Palestinian flag in his marketing campaign supplies and has focused native Muslim voters by specializing in the difficulty of Gaza. He is at present the bookies favorite to win.

Mr Galloway has additionally claimed that his marketing campaign supplies throughout Rochdale have been “ripped down and destroyed”.

A video posted to social media final week appeared to point out Mr Danczuk being advised he was not allowed to participate in a neighborhood by-election hustings in the city.

Mr Danczuk advised the Independent that his spouse has now been taken of the marketing campaign path for her personal security and the Reform celebration have despatched Mr Danczuk two safety personnel for the rest of his marketing campaign.

The Worker’s Party of Britain and Greater Manchester police have been approached for remark.