Labour to rule on Galloway's fate

[greatauntoftriplets]

Apparently freedom of speech in Britain's Labour Party is dead, Galloway must toe the party line -- or else. What a sad commentary.

Tony Benn defends Galloway to party

Matthew Tempest and agencies
Wednesday October 22, 2003

George Galloway says he will not apologise to Tony Blair. Photograph: PA.

George Galloway will learn today whether he will be expelled from the Labour party for his outspoken criticism of the war in Iraq.
The antiwar MP for Glasgow Kelvin was appearing before the party's national constitutional committee (NCC) to face five charges, including inciting British soldiers to disobey orders to fight in Iraq.

Former labour MP Tony Benn gave evidence in Mr Galloway's defence this morning, to the three-strong panel of the NCC.

Speaking to reporters at 11 o'clock as he came out of the hearing, Mr Benn said: "Expelling George Galloway would be a mistake."

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1068299,00.html

[jonoboy]

1. an good man

Galloway was one of the few that told the truth about Iraq and has stood his ground against relentless attack..the ludicrous claims about him supposedly found from papers lying around various ministries in a bombed out Bahgdad were almost laughable. The Labour Party should honour this man and send the lying T.Blair packing.