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MP calls for tighter member rules

George Galloway calls for people who have been disqualified from being company directors to also be banned from standing as councillors.

Maverick MP George Galloway has called for people who have been disqualified from being company directors to also be banned from standing as councillors.

The newly-elected Bradford West MP has written to housing minister Grant Shapps, calling for a change in the law to prevent those who have been barred from holding directorships from also holding public office.

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