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On June 10, 2007 Galloway was the victim of an attack by 6 men at [[Glasgow]] Airport. He said afterwards: "''It was a terrifying experience and quite disgraceful for these people to behave like this. There was one guy I would describe as a ringleader who said, 'I don't like your radio talk, I don't like your newspaper talk, I have a religious duty to knock you down'.''"<ref>"Galloway tells of mob attack" [http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=911832007 ''The Scotsman''] June 11, 2007</ref>

On June 10, 2007 Galloway was the victim of an attack by 6 men at [[Glasgow]] Airport. He said afterwards: "''It was a terrifying experience and quite disgraceful for these people to behave like this. There was one guy I would describe as a ringleader who said, 'I don't like your radio talk, I don't like your newspaper talk, I have a religious duty to knock you down'.''"<ref>"Galloway tells of mob attack" [http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=911832007 ''The Scotsman''] June 11, 2007</ref>

On July 18, 2007, the [[Daily Mail]] reported that Galloway could face a fresh police inquiry into his financial links to Saddam Hussein's regime.  His response was ''"They should be striking a medal for me. But these are the people who just a couple of weeks ago were giving a tear- stained standing ovation to a man - Tony Blair - who most of the world believes to be a war criminal."'' <ref> [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=468624&in_page_id=1770 Galloway faces new police inquiry into Saddam cash] </ref>

On July 18, 2007, the [[Daily Mail]] reported that Galloway could face a fresh police inquiry into his financial links to Saddam Hussein's regime.  His response was ''"They should be striking a medal for me. But these are the people who just a couple of weeks ago were giving a tear- stained standing ovation to a man - Tony Blair - who most of the world believes to be a war criminal."'' <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=468624&in_page_id=1770 Galloway faces new police inquiry into Saddam cash]</ref>

At the 2010 election, constituency boundaries were redrawn to abolish Bethnal Green and Bow. Galloway stood in one of the new constituencies in London, but was not re-elected.

At the 2010 election, constituency boundaries were redrawn to abolish Bethnal Green and Bow. Galloway stood in one of the new constituencies in London, but was not re-elected.

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On 29 March 2012, Galloway stood in a by-election in Bradford West (traditionally a solidly Labour constituency, with a high percentage of [[Muslim]] voters), again representing the Respect Party (although the party is so small that he was effectively an independent candidate). To general surprise, he was elected<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17549388 BBC News]</ref>, having campaigned on an anti-war, pro-Muslim ticket and capitalised very effectively on widespread disenchantment with the mainstream parties.

On 29 March 2012, Galloway stood in a by-election in Bradford West (traditionally a solidly Labour constituency, with a high percentage of [[Muslim]] voters), again representing the Respect Party (although the party is so small that he was effectively an independent candidate). To general surprise, he was elected,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17549388 BBC News]</ref> having campaigned on an anti-war, pro-Muslim ticket and capitalised very effectively on widespread disenchantment with the mainstream parties.

Galloway's election, though bad news for all main parties, is seen as a catastrophe for Labour: opposition parties generally do well at by-elections, especially during [[recession]]s, and Bradford is a working-class area that would traditionally be a reasonably safe Labour seat. In particular, it served to weaken the already unsteady position of the Labour leader, [[Ed Miliband]].

Galloway's election, though bad news for all main parties, is seen as a catastrophe for Labour: opposition parties generally do well at by-elections, especially during [[recession]]s, and Bradford is a working-class area that would traditionally be a reasonably safe Labour seat. In particular, it served to weaken the already unsteady position of the Labour leader, [[Ed Miliband]].