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For anyone interested in the Rochdale by-election in which George Galloway is standing (to be held on 29 February), the former -- and disgraced -- MP Simon Danczuk is in the melee of 11 candidates, standing for Nigel Farage's party. Danczuk was the Labour MP for Rochdale for several years, who along with his wife hogged the headlines (she with most of her upper body hanging out in tabloid picture spreads).
Danczuk was chucked out of the party when he was arrested for exchanging explicit tweets with a 17-year old girl. Or was it asking her for intimate pics? ..... something of that sort. Locals are amazed at the effrontery of this chap, who having been shamed, brazenly puts himself forward for a second bite. Then again, he was a Labour politician.
There must be something in the air in Rochdale that attracts dubious politicians with murky sexual histories to want to represent the town. Though Tony Lloyd who has just died of cancer was that rarest of creatures, a Labour politician of integrity who was a diligent, hard-working MP. I raised several issues with him and he always (his staff) responded within a week or so.
More bulletins from the front line as things hot up (for those interested).
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