with the link to the conservative party
chairman we'll be bringing you grant
shaps live as soon as the link is uh
restored but now well wherever George
Galloway goes controversy follows but
labor rivals in his Bradford West seat
seem to be in a mess of their own making
after Galloway unexpectedly thumped them
in a 2012 byelection Ed miliband made
predictable noises about rebuilding
trust in what had previously been a rock
solid labor seat but instead there's a
bitter ra raging over the selection of a
candidate to challenge Galloway now news
night's been told that some local labor
members plan to campaign for Galloway
and that the continuing conflict could
threaten Labor's hold on neighboring
constituencies Laura has been trying to
get to the bottom of
things Bradford had labor almost baked
into its bricks but shoved Out 3 years
ago Ed miliband swore he'd rebuild here
trying to to move on from a brutal
defeat in his own Yorkshire constituency
backyard so in these streets is there
much sign of a revitalized rebuilt labor
party news night's been told what's
happened here is a complete disaster
that might kill off the party's chances
not in one but two seats in this city in
an election where one or two might make
all the
difference maybe her face gave it away
then a fortnight ago Amina Ali was
chosen to fight Galloway you're not from
Bradford is that going to be an
impediment to to your progress no it's
not because um for me it's all about
having an MP that's visible invisible as
it turns out she decided moving from
London was too much and quit in days so
Naas sha was chosen not voted for by
members despite this friendly snap
negative material about her past is
circulating labor wouldn't make her
available ble to speak for herself but
insists she's a fantastic candidate and
there's nothing wrong with the selection
even though she voted for respect last
time
round we've been told after the party's
decision the local selection was
absolutely fixed to choose the weakest
candidate crazy as that seems this close
to the election and Ed Milan's office
had been warned imposing its will could
backfire there's local labor Fury at how
they see the leadership behaved I resent
that the people from outside interfering
in politics of Bradford people from
Birmingham people from London people
from elsewhere they should not be
interfering politics with Bradford the
feeling out there is that the the labor
party wants to teach a Muslim Community
a lesson for voting for George
Gallow sources say labor HQ broke a
promise and only allowed women to run
for the seat that's denied but there's
no denying the process became a farce a
total mess the fault lies entirely with
the party one Insider
said George Gallow may come with a
political circus but it's an effective
one labor will face on May the 7th in
Bradford West he's loved and loathed but
everyone knows who he is so what do you
think of Mr Galloway we don't see him
I've got no no time for the guy he's
just on his own agenda didn't he you
were a labor voter before definitely
yeah I was I was but I mean as I said I
mean over the years labor has obviously
changed and Our Generations have we want
something different for our particular
area someone to stand for our rights and
we feel George Gallow is that person for
us Arad Ali who campaigned for respect
believes labor has lost it we're
standing 100 yards in the shadow of the
building where the labor party was
conceived and uh uh uh came into
existence and this is unfortunately the
city where the labor party has been most
disgraced but who's in charge many
staunchly argue the influ of the city's
Pakistani Clans is wildly overstated but
for some campaigners the problem is
precisely that Ed mband didn't dismantle
their control what Ed mband needed to do
was grasp the nettle actually disband
the membership disband the local party
and start aresh he didn't do it and
therefore the shambles that we have
right now is a result of weak
leadership the ill will could threaten
labor votes right across the city we
might end up losing Bradford East and
West said one Insider if we're two down
when it's all over then these will be
the two said another they completely
misunderstand I believe ad Mand only
came once to Bradford and it's taken
three years to arrive to this stage
where we are and I think it it's a
completely wrong process the party has
developed a lot of members uh would not
be going out actively companding for the
labor candidate date the most of the
members probably would stay
home we've even been told some labor
members will campaign for George
Galloway others insist their core team
can and will pull together but concede
Mr Galloway will rub his hands at what
seems a self-inflicted wound despite
labor hq's promises one source told us
they have no idea they just don't
understand how the politics works the
party says it's confident of a strong
campaign after all it's in Bradford Ed
millerand vowed to win back trust but
along with Labor candidates that seems
hard to find right now no party can
afford a local difficulty to leave them
nationally falling
short Laura kbur in Bradford and I'm
delighted to say that Grant shaps the
conservative party chairman joins me now
um Mr shaps everybody's up for a toe to
toe so a head-to-head a Cameron
milliband Clash except your man Cameron
how come