BRITISH ANTIWAR MP GEORGE GALLOWAY, accused of taking bribes from Saddam Hussein, has been suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation:

Mr Triesman said the suspension, effective immediately, would remain in place “pending internal party investigations”.

Mr Galloway immediately hit back at the suspension, saying it was prejudicial to his libel action against the Daily Telegraph over allegations that he took money from Saddam Hussein’s regime. “It is completely unjust,” he said.

The Labour Party made clear that Mr Galloway was not suspended over the Telegraph allegations, but comments he made during the Iraq war.

A Labour Party spokesman said that the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is to also launch an investigation into Mr Galloway and that there may be further investigations involving the Charity Commission and others.

Interesting. Here’s the cover of Private Eye magazine.

UPDATE: And Galloway is facing another investigation:

The Charity Commission has said it is to undertake “further fact finding” into the misuse of funds from the Mariam Appeal founded by Labour MP George Galloway.

According to the Attorney General’s office, the Charity Commission will be looking into claims that charitable funds may have been used for non-charitable purposes.

Stay tuned.