George Galloway to 'campaign and vote for Yes' after U-turn on Scottish independence

POLITICAL firebrand George Galloway has U-turned on his opposition to Scottish independence, saying the “British state is financially, politically, and morally bankrupt”.

In comments posted on Facebook but delivered as a speech to Workers Party Scotland members, Galloway said he had changed his opinion and “if God spares me, I will campaign and vote for the end of the United Kingdom”.

In the 2021 Holyrood elections, Galloway stood for the “All for Unity” campaign and pledged to “tackle the scourge of separatism”. He said he would vote Conservative in a bid to court Unionist voters, but his campaign group ultimately failed to win any seats.

George Galloway and the Conservative Jamie Blackett both ran for the Unionist 'All for Unity' party in 2021

Then, in February 2024, Galloway became an MP for the third time after his Workers Party of Britain won the Rochdale by-election. However, he lost the seat to Labour just a few months later in the 2024 General Election.

The former Labour politician is now standing for Workers Party Scotland in the 2026 Holyrood elections in Glasgow Southside. He is also second on the party’s Glasgow regional list, behind lead candidate Yvonne Ridley.

Ahead of a campaign launch event in Govan on Friday, March 27, Galloway said his party would support a push for a second independence referendum – and that he personally would campaign for a Yes vote.

“We go into the coming elections for Holyrood in May, behind our lead candidate Yvonne Ridley, wholly committed to a second referendum on the issue of Scottish independence,” he said...

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