George Galloway Describes Himself As "Robin Hood"

George Galloway has claimed he is the “Robin Hood” of British politics.

The controversial Respect party MP, who recently won a landslide victory in the Bradford West by-election last month, described himself as the “most inquired-into individual British politics”.

In an interview with the Big Issue, he said: "If I was a bigamist, I'd be under arrest. If I was a tax dodger, I'd be under arrest. I'm the most inquired-into individual in British politics. By a country mile. If I did things wrong, be sure I'd already be in big trouble.

"We have a prevailing orthodoxy: there's a few inches of political life in which it's acceptable to have a different view, but if you challenge the fundamentals of policy, you're an outlaw. You're Robin Hood."

From a fifth place election placing in 2010, his Respect party secured a dramatic victory over his former party, Labour, when Galloway won 18,341 votes to the 8,201 Labour candidate.

The teetotal politician gained notoriety over his conduct in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2006, when he pretended to purr like a cat and lick cream from actress Rula Lenska's hands on the show.

When asked to explain the "effect" he has on women, Galloway said: "I'm the artist formerly known as Gorgeous George. I prefer the company of women. Because I don't drink, I don't swear, I'm not crude, sometimes male company turns me off. And from an early age I was the person who drove everybody home and I always saved the prettiest girl to drop off last."

Galloway also told the Big Issue "you can have a whale of a time" without drink and drugs.

He said: "Music, making love, children, it's all you need, really. I love children very much and hope to have more. Your own children and grandchildren literally piling on top of you, on the sofa, is as good as it gets. It's far more fun than getting tanked down the old Bull 'n' Bush."