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Galloway v the US Senate: transcript of statement By Times Online George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, delivered this statement to US Senators today who have accused him of corruption "Senator, I am not now, nor have I ever been, an oil trader. and neither has anyone on my behalf. I have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one, sold one - and neither has anyone on my behalf. "Now I know that standards have slipped in the last few years in Washington, but for a lawyer you are remarkably cavalier with any idea...

Respect MP George Galloway received a rapturous welcome at a packed rally a day after a ferocious showdown with US senators. Hundreds turned up at a meeting in London to celebrate his general election victory over Labour's Oona King. He was hailed as the "man of the moment" after returning from Washington today. While there he was quizzed by a Senate sub committee over allegations he profited from Iraq's oil-for-food scandal. After his interrogation he was convinced he had successfully rubbished the claims that he received vouchers for 20 million barrels of oil from Saddam Hussein's regime. He also used...