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King had said of Galloway "What makes me sick is that when I come across someone who is guilty of genocide I do not get on a plane and go to Baghdad and grovel at his feet".

Galloway had responded to claims that he was leading a racist campaign by saying that Kinghe was responsibleconcerned forabout "the deaths of many people in Iraq with blacker faces than hers". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4519575.stm] She was unseated by Galloway in the election, losing by 823 votes. In Galloway's victory speech he said of her:

''"She's an able person who will be back in politics and in Parliament. It wasn't her defeat, it was a defeat for Tony Blair and New Labour. And I'd like to thank Oona King for her eight years in this constituency and wish her well for what will be her resumed political career."''