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Five Respect councillors resign
Five Respect councillors in Bradford have resigned from the party after a row over MP George Galloway running for Mayor of London
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It comes after two of them were suspended in August for criticising Mr Galloway's interest in running for London Mayor.
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Respect: Councillors tried to control party
The Respect party say the five Bradford councillors who resigned from the party had been trying to control the party:
Councillors: "No choice" over resignation
Five Bradford Respect councillors who have resigned over comments made by MP George Galloway about the London Mayorship in 2016 have released a statement about their resignation:
Five Respect councillors resign
Five of the respect party councillors in Bradford have resigned from the party over a row about George Galloway MP running for Lord Mayor of London.
Alyas Karmani, Ruqaya Collector, Faisal Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmed and Mohammed Shabbir say they have been left with no choice but to resign from the party.
Ahmed and Shabbir were suspended from the party in August after expressing concerns about Galloway's comments that he would consider running for London Mayor in 2016.