Changes

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]].

The Bradford West seat was re-taken by the Labour Party in the 2015 general election.

The Bradford West seat was re-taken by the Labour Party in the 2015 general election by [[Naz Shah]] of the Labour Party. Naz Shah accused Galloway of a sexist smear campaign after he claimed she had lied about her [[arranged marriage]] in [[Pakistan]] aged 15.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/11597512/Naz-Shah-I-pity-George-Galloway-for-being-so-desperate.html  Naz Shah: 'I pity George Galloway for being so desperate']</ref>

==Media career==

==Media career==