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| Galloway plans London Assemby bid | Galloway plans London Assemby bid |
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| George Galloway is to run for the London Assembly in May's elections as part of a "progressive list". | |
| He promised the group would gather a "broad coalition" of left-wingers who would promote "Old Labour values". | He promised the group would gather a "broad coalition" of left-wingers who would promote "Old Labour values". |
| Mr Galloway, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, has taken the decision amid splits within the anti-war Respect coalition. | Mr Galloway, MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, has taken the decision amid splits within the anti-war Respect coalition. |
| John Rees, the coalition's general secretary, said he was sure the party would still "do very well without him". Mr Galloway denied he had left Respect. | |
| Respect saw a split in its ranks last year, holding two separate party conferences on one day last November. | Respect saw a split in its ranks last year, holding two separate party conferences on one day last November. |
| 'Uncomfortable' | 'Uncomfortable' |
| The division was understood to revolve around arguments about candidate selection and internal democracy. | The division was understood to revolve around arguments about candidate selection and internal democracy. |
| Mr Galloway and his supporters stuck together on one side, with representatives of the Socialist Workers' Party on the other. | Mr Galloway and his supporters stuck together on one side, with representatives of the Socialist Workers' Party on the other. |
| As well as standing as part of a progressive list - which Mr Galloway says will include some Respect members as well as people not part of Respect - Mr Galloway still plans to challenge Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick in his Poplar and Limehouse seat. | |
| If he does participate in that east London constituency at the next general election, he will be hoping to claim his second Labour scalp. | If he does participate in that east London constituency at the next general election, he will be hoping to claim his second Labour scalp. |
| In the 2005 election, he spectacularly defeated Oona King, overturning the Labour MP's majority of 10,000 to win by 823 votes. | In the 2005 election, he spectacularly defeated Oona King, overturning the Labour MP's majority of 10,000 to win by 823 votes. |