Rahman supporters defend mayor against 'takeover'

By Dan Peters | 13 November 2014

Respect MP George Galloway has defended besieged Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman at a rally in east London attended by about 1,000 people. 

Mr Galloway, who spoke along with former London mayor Ken Livingstone, claimed there was a ‘witch hunt’ against the mayor and that residents backed him.

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