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Galloway suspended from Commons | |
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Respect MP George Galloway has been suspended from the House of Commons for 18 days. | |
Before the vote on his suspension, Mr Galloway was ordered out of the chamber after repeatedly clashing with Speaker Michael Martin during a debate. | |
Mr Galloway defended himself, and commented on members of the watchdog committee, for more than an hour. | |
But Mr Martin ordered him out after he failed to refrain from attacking the integrity of other MPs. | |
The watchdog had examined Mr Galloway's links to Saddam Hussein's regime. | The watchdog had examined Mr Galloway's links to Saddam Hussein's regime. |