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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Margaret Davis

George Galloway claims airport stop was ‘fishing expedition’ by police

Former MP George Galloway speaks to members of the press about his experience at Gatwick Airport (Rebecca Black/PA) - (PA Wire)

George Galloway has accused police of stopping him at Gatwick Airport as a pretext for “a fishing expedition” on his phone and laptop.

The 71-year-old and his wife Putri Gayatri Pertiwi are threatening legal action after they were stopped on Saturday after flying to the UK from Moscow via Dubai.

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