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Galloway to contest next election | Galloway to contest next election |
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Respect MP George Galloway has announced he will stand again at the next general election. | Respect MP George Galloway has announced he will stand again at the next general election. |
He will challenge Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick for the Poplar and Limehouse seat in London's East End. | He will challenge Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick for the Poplar and Limehouse seat in London's East End. |
Mr Galloway, currently MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, said he had resolved to quit the Commons until his recent suspension prompted him to re-consider. | Mr Galloway, currently MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, said he had resolved to quit the Commons until his recent suspension prompted him to re-consider. |
He had been tipped to stand against Justice Secretary Jack Straw in Blackburn, Lancashire. | He had been tipped to stand against Justice Secretary Jack Straw in Blackburn, Lancashire. |
'Battle of the Scots' | 'Battle of the Scots' |
But Mr Galloway, whose current constituency borders Poplar and Limehouse, said he wanted to remain in the East End. | But Mr Galloway, whose current constituency borders Poplar and Limehouse, said he wanted to remain in the East End. |
Mr Fitzpatrick, a fellow Scot, has a majority of more than 7,000. | Mr Fitzpatrick, a fellow Scot, has a majority of more than 7,000. |
Mr Galloway, speaking on his Talksport radio show, said: "It's going to be a battle of the Scots in the East End of London. | Mr Galloway, speaking on his Talksport radio show, said: "It's going to be a battle of the Scots in the East End of London. |
"Me standing in the tradition of Keir Hardie, him standing in the tradition of Ramsay MacDonald, the betrayer of everything Labour stands for. | "Me standing in the tradition of Keir Hardie, him standing in the tradition of Ramsay MacDonald, the betrayer of everything Labour stands for. |
"It's going to be a very interesting contest." | "It's going to be a very interesting contest." |
A critic of the war in Iraq, Mr Galloway was expelled from Labour in 2003 for bringing the party into disrepute. | A critic of the war in Iraq, Mr Galloway was expelled from Labour in 2003 for bringing the party into disrepute. |
Standing for the anti-war Respect Party in 2005, he won Bethnal Green and Bow from Labour's Oona King. | Standing for the anti-war Respect Party in 2005, he won Bethnal Green and Bow from Labour's Oona King. |
Last month, he was suspended from the Commons for 18 days following an inquiry into his financial links to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime. | Last month, he was suspended from the Commons for 18 days following an inquiry into his financial links to Saddam Hussein's Iraq regime. |
Mr Galloway said: "Having been suspended from the House of Commons by Mr Speaker [Michael] Martin entirely unjustly and in an entirely unfair and unnecessary way, I have decided I definitely am going to stand again." | Mr Galloway said: "Having been suspended from the House of Commons by Mr Speaker [Michael] Martin entirely unjustly and in an entirely unfair and unnecessary way, I have decided I definitely am going to stand again." |
He was previously MP for Glasgow Hillhead and Glasgow Kelvin, having first been elected to Parliament in 1987. |
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