Rochdale MP George Galloway hung up on an interviewer today as he was being questioned about his views on homosexuality after remarks in which he suggested gay couples were 'not normal'.
The Workers Party of Britain leader abruptly ended a call with LBC, accusing the radio station of 'ambushing him' when it asked about remarks he made after last week's local elections.
In an interview with Novara Media, to be broadcast in full this weekend, he said he didn't want children to be taught 'that gay relationships are exactly the same and as normal as a mum, a dad and kids'.
He has faced allegations that his comments amounted to homophobia, which he denies. But quizzed about his comments by Lewis Goodall today, he flounced out of the interview.
'This is a clip of a clip. It is an edited clip of an edited clip,' Mr Galloway said, as he suggested a wider point he had made about gender identity had been lost.
He also claimed that the radio station was 'ambushing' him, adding: 'I have got a simple answer. Listen to the whole thing tonight.'
Mr Galloway then stated he was going to hang up the phone, telling LBC: 'More fool me thinking that your request that I come on and talk about the elections was genuine.'
![The Workers Party of Britain leader abruptly ended a call with LBC, accusing the radio station of 'ambushing him' when it asked about remarks he made after last week's local elections.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/05/14/84478343-0-image-a-41_1714916806441.jpg)
The Workers Party of Britain leader abruptly ended a call with LBC, accusing the radio station of 'ambushing him' when it asked about remarks he made after last week's local elections.
![In an interview with Novara Media, to be broadcast in full this weekend, he said he didn't want children to be taught 'that gay relationships are exactly the same and as normal as a mum, a dad and kids'. But quizzed about his comments by Lewis Goodall today, he flounced out of the interview.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/05/14/84478357-0-image-a-42_1714916809120.jpg)
In an interview with Novara Media, to be broadcast in full this weekend, he said he didn't want children to be taught 'that gay relationships are exactly the same and as normal as a mum, a dad and kids'. But quizzed about his comments by Lewis Goodall today, he flounced out of the interview.
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Speaking to Novara last week, Mr Galloway, 69, who has six children from four marriages, said: 'I want my children to be taught that the normal thing in Britain, in society across the world, is a mother, a father and a family.
'I want them to be taught that there are gay people in the world and that they must be treated with respect and affection as I treat my own gay friends and colleagues with respect and affection but I don't want my children to be taught that these things are equal because I don't believe them to be equal.'
As a clip of the interview was shared on social media he later doubled down on his remarks, tweeting that without 'hetero-normative relationships.... there would be societal collapse.'
Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant tweeted: 'A while ago I was heavily criticised for saying that I feel more fearful as a gay man than in years gone by. Gay bashing and prejudice has never stopped but my sense of deep unease has increased significantly recently with moments like this.'
Mr Galloway leads the Workers Party of Britain and became the MP for Rochdale in February, gaining almost 40 per cent of the vote in a contest mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the Gaza conflict.
He has previously represented seats in Glasgow, east London and Bradford in the Commons, for Labour and later the Respect Party.