george galloway
He didn't even turn up to hear the result.
"Who made that, you absolute icon..."
Greg Hands said he will not speak to the new MP for Rochdale.
He has been in and out of different parliamentary seats since 1987.
Rochdale's new MP clashes with Sam Coates of Sky News when questioned about the prime minister's attack on the veteran left-winger.
Prime minister deployed the power of the office on Friday night to denounce extremism, but only offered a "robust framework" to tackle it.
Former Labour MP Chris Williamson refused to condemn Hamas's attack on Israel or distance his party from Nick Griffin.
Party says its former MP "is only interested in stoking fear and division".
The controversial former Labour MP saw off dumped Labour candidate Azhar Ali, who finished in a distant fourth place.
The controversial former Labour MP is the bookies' favourite to be the new MP for Rochdale.