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Rory Cassidy

George Galloway will face 'no further action' from police over football match trip

Cops have confirmed they will take no further action against former MP George Galloway after he attended a football match during lockdown.

The Dundee -born politician visited Dumfries to watch Dundee take on Queen of the South at the weekend.

Police Scotland said earlier it was "looking into the matter to establish if any offences were committed and whether any further action may be appropriate."

The probe was revealed after the former Glasgow MP took to Twitter to tweet about his attendance at the Championship clash.

George Galloway (Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live)

But the force has now confirmed that no further action is to be taken against the 66-year-old, who was Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin from 1987 to 1997.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have spoken to Queen of the South to explain the legislation and remind the club of their responsibilities to comply with the law.

"Police Scotland will not be taking any further action in relation to this matter."

Queens were forced to apologise to fans left on the outside over why they allowed the radio host to take in the 3-1 defeat at a time of strict regulations.

A statement read: "Reflecting on our statement to the fans last night we realise that we should have given a fuller apology.

"George Galloway was granted permission to attend our game against Dundee when Dumfries and Galloway was in tier one and fans were being allowed back into matches.

"We however accept that we should've readdressed the decision once the rules changed and should've informed Mr Galloway that he could no longer attend the match.

"We realise it was a total error of judgement and we should have been more considerate of our loyal supporters.

"We would again like to issue an unreserved apology to our fans and would like to reassure them that we fully accept and understand their anger.

"It was a genuine mistake that shouldn't have been made.

"As we navigate our way through some tough times both on and off the park your valued support is needed more than ever."

Galloway also served as an MP for Bethnal Green and Bow from 2005 to 2010, and Bradford West from 2012 to 2015

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