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Respect confident of assembly win | Respect confident of assembly win |
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George Galloway is confident that by Friday he will hold two posts - MP and London Assembly member. | George Galloway is confident that by Friday he will hold two posts - MP and London Assembly member. |
The Bethnal Green and Bow MP is top of Respect's list for the London-wide list, which is elected by a form of proportional representation. | The Bethnal Green and Bow MP is top of Respect's list for the London-wide list, which is elected by a form of proportional representation. |
He is losing his voice after talking "seven hours a day" from the top of his open-top bus which has been through all corners of London "at least twice". | He is losing his voice after talking "seven hours a day" from the top of his open-top bus which has been through all corners of London "at least twice". |
He says it is important Respect wins a seat, if Boris Johnson is to be mayor. | He says it is important Respect wins a seat, if Boris Johnson is to be mayor. |
The party is fielding 12 candidates and targeting one constituency seat, City and East, and says the response has been "very good". | The party is fielding 12 candidates and targeting one constituency seat, City and East, and says the response has been "very good". |
Mr Galloway said he was looking forward to a result that will "surprise" the media. | Mr Galloway said he was looking forward to a result that will "surprise" the media. |
'Important platform' | 'Important platform' |
"The best result we can contemplate at the moment is winning the City and East constituency which is our heartland, and my election as top of the list," he said. | "The best result we can contemplate at the moment is winning the City and East constituency which is our heartland, and my election as top of the list," he said. |
But he admits City and East could be difficult to win as it a geographically large seat with a varied electorate - taking in areas like the City of London and Barking and Dagenham - where the BNP hold 12 council seats. | But he admits City and East could be difficult to win as it a geographically large seat with a varied electorate - taking in areas like the City of London and Barking and Dagenham - where the BNP hold 12 council seats. |
Mr Galloway intends to carry on as MP for Bethnal Green and Bow if he is elected to the assembly: "I would be doing two jobs for one salary, so the London taxpayer will gain from electing me." | |
"It's an important platform and I intend to do my best with it to fight for the interests of the people we represent, the working people, the poorest people, the minority communities who need a big voice in London." | "It's an important platform and I intend to do my best with it to fight for the interests of the people we represent, the working people, the poorest people, the minority communities who need a big voice in London." |
The party is also fielding candidates in by-elections for Tower Hamlets council, and in councils in Manchester, Wigan, Birmingham, Bradford and Walsall. | The party is also fielding candidates in by-elections for Tower Hamlets council, and in councils in Manchester, Wigan, Birmingham, Bradford and Walsall. |
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