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Photo British politician George Galloway, known for his anti-Israel views, lost the Rochdale constituency in Thursday’s parliamentary election, just months after winning it. Galloway, leader of the Workers Party of Britain, received 11,508 votes, behind Labour’s Paul Waugh who won the seat with 13,047 votes. He had just won the seat in a February by-election. Galloway, a former Labour lawmaker, is known for his radical stance and longtime support for various terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah. He was expelled from Labour in 2003.

The 48 letter threshold of Conservative MPs required to trigger a no confidence vote in Theresa May has been reached. That’s according to a source who told the Huffington Post’s Paul Waugh that the landmark requirement to initiate the process to oust her had now been passed. Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1922 Committee, will now likely check that before the next step is taken.

Coastguard who saved girl twice quits over health and safety row     Steve Bird A coastguard who risked his life to save a teenage girl stranded on a cliff ledge has resigned after he was criticised for breaching health and safety rules during the rescue. Paul Waugh, 44, was so concerned for the 13-year-old girl that he clambered down to her in gale-force winds without waiting to fit safety harnesses. The father of three, who was hailed as a hero and received an award for stopping the girl from falling 300ft as she waited for an RAF rescue...