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George Galloway after his expulsion from the Labour Party in October 2003 ( following controversial statements about the war in Iraq ) joined with some far-left groups, mainly the Socialist Workers Party, then the largest left-of-Labour grouping, and independents, including leading figures from the Muslim Association of Britain, to form RESPECT The Unity Coalition.

Galloway succeeded in being elected as a Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow in the 2005 general election.

Respect had hoped to take over the left-wing space they saw as deserted by New Labour and start to attract disaffected labour grass-roots members, but suffered a series of splits.