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Galloway withdraws candidacy

George Galloway has withdrawn his candidacy for the post of Rector of the University.

Mr Galloway, an MP for the Respect party, has cited other commitments as his reason for stepping down as a candidate.

This article was published on Feb 6, 2009

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