Galloway awaits sleaze probe ruling

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Westminster's sleaze watchdog, Sir Philip Mawer, has completed his inquiry into claims that Mr Galloway benefited through the UN's oil-for-food programme, and the Standards and Privileges Committee will consider his findings on Tuesday, according to sources.

Sir Philip has been investigating the issue since 2003, but was forced to suspend his inquiries during the MP's successful libel action against the Daily Telegraph.

The news comes after Mr Galloway was condemned by the Charity Commission for "unacceptably" failing to prevent his Mariam Appeal being bankrolled with money from Saddam Hussein's regime.

Mr Galloway may even have known that the campaign had received at least 376,000 dollars (£190,000) in improper donations, the commission found.

The cash came from the Jordanian businessman Fawaz Zureikat, chairman of the appeal, who gave kick-back payments to the dictator in return for a major contract under the UN's oil-for-food programme.

Mr Galloway dismissed the commission's allegations against him and the campaign as "palpably false". He has also repeatedly denied receiving any funds from the Iraqi regime, or taking part in any oil deal.

But the body's chief executive, Andrew Hind, said the issues raised in its report were "not just a technicality".

"This is as much as anything else about public trust and confidence in charities. It is not acceptable for charities to receive funds from improper sources," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

The commission found the Mariam trustees failed to "properly discharge their duty of care" by not checking the source of the funding.