Former MP has more than the required nominations to enter contest
Former Labour and Respect MP George Galloway has been re-elected as leader by members of the Workers GB party – and has confirmed he will be standing for election as mayor of London.
Galloway told the party’s national conference today that he has double the required nominations to be able to stand.
Former Labour MP Chris Williamson, former UK ambassador Peter Ford and the Aslef union’s Andy Hudd were elected as deputy leaders.
A Workers’ Party GB member present at the conference told Skwawkbox:
The party has had fully democratic elections for the twenty positions of the “national members Council”, open to all members. The positions of leader and deputy leader were unopposed. Contrary to the smears of its critics, WPGB is not the Galloway show and there is a full and democratic structure.
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