George Galloway stopped by counter-terror police at GatwickIn a statement, Galloway's party condemned what it described as "politically motivated intimidation" and said freedom of speech is lying "on the scrap heap". Former MP George Galloway and his wife were stopped by counter-terrorism police at Gatwick Airport. Police said the stops were made under schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. The Workers Party of Britain said it was informed Galloway and his wife had been detained at Gatwick by police on Saturday morning. Galloway was a Labour MP until 2003, before sitting in the Commons as an independent and Respect Party MP for three constituencies between 2003 and 2015.