Former Mayor of Hounslow joins George Galloway’s party

Image above: Cllr Amritpral Mann

Former Mayor and suspended Labour councillor defects to Worker’s Party of Britain

The former Mayor of LB Hounslow has defected from Labour to George Galloway’s Worker’s Party of Britain.

Amritpal Mann, a councillor for Heston East since 1994, is a qualified solicitor and has lived in the ward since 1985. He served as Mayor of Hounslow in 2011/12.

The defection comes after Cllr Mann was suspended by Labour for a Gaza-related social media post, and for allegedly leaking information to local journalists. He has announced he will not be standing again for his seat in Heston East following his suspension

He says he will continue to serve his residents until the next local elections in 2026, by which time he will have been a councillor for 32 years.

Cllr Mann was involved with a number of major infrastructure projects in Hounslow, such as the building of Heston Infants, Juniors, secondary schools, Lampton Sports Hall and Heston Leisure Complex.

George Galloway touted the move as ‘seismic’, claiming that the political plates ‘are now shifting’.

Mr. Galloway, a deeply controversial figure in British politics, returned to Parliament as an MP earlier this month, following his dramatic victory in the Rochdale by-election standing on a ticket which was largely centred on opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza.

The @WorkersPartyGB new councillor is former Mayor and leading @UKLabour councillor Amrit Mann. The political plates are shifting. Expect more… pic.twitter.com/KXMorKCMj1

— George Galloway MP (@georgegalloway) March 24, 2024

Above: Post on X by George Galloway MP