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POLL OF THE DAY: Was Rishi Sunak right to stand up to Islamic extremism after Galloway win? VOTE HERE

Rishi Sunak on Friday stood up to Islamic extremism after claiming “forces are trying to tear us apart” in an address to the nation from Downing Street following the election of George Galloway.

The Prime Minister said there has been a “shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality” from people trying to capitalise on Hamas' attack on Israel.

Following George Galloway’s by-election victory in Rochdale on Thursday night, Sunak said “our democracy itself is a target”.

In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel, regular marches have taken place throughout the UK with the PM urging protesters not to let extremists “hijack” demonstrations.

“Protest decently,” he said, and “with empathy for your fellow citizens. Let us prove these extremists wrong.”

MPs have faced abuse and threats as a result of growing extremism with many politicians not feeling safe in their own homes.

In addition, many Muslim women and Jewish children in Britain also feel threatened.

Sunak told the nation that “we must face down the extremists” who are “spreading a poison throughout the country”.

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He said they want Brits to doubt themselves and their history, blaming the UK and the West for being “solely responsible for the world's ills”.

Galloway has hit back at Sunak, who called his win “alarming” and accused the Workers Party leader of supporting Hezbollah.

The newly-elected Workers Party MP told Sky News: “You talk as if this is God. We’re talking about little Rishi Sunak, in the fag end of his prime ministership.

“Don’t talk to me as if he’s come down from the mount with tablets of stone.”

He added: “I don’t know what the glorifying of Hezbollah is all about but maybe he can tell me on Wednesday at Prime Minister’s Questions if he’s got the guts.”

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'I regret George Galloway's victory' Michael Gove speaks out after controversial MP wins Rochdale by-elections

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove has spoken out after the controversial MP George Galloway won the Rochdale by-elections.

Speaking to GB News Gove said: "The first thing is we're all Democrats, so I've got to congratulate George Galloway on his victory.

"I am fundamentally opposed to the platform on which George Galloway stood. I think that George is using the politics of division.

"I think that the approach that he's been taking, rather than bringing communities together at a challenging time, will only polarize people further. I think his approach towards the war in the Middle East won't contribute to peace and it shows no sympathy or understanding for the position of Israel.

"But also here in the UK, we had a by-election campaign which instead of being about housing, health, and education was about division and one which will only doctor extremists further.

"So in that sense, I regret George Galloway's victory.

"I think it only emphasises the need for all of us to stand together against extremism and to celebrate what brings people together in this great country."

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'Our democracy is a target': PM rails against 'extremist forces trying to tear us apart' in Downing Street address

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