There was a debate in parliament Friday 21 October. It was Clare Short's private member' s Bill trying to limit the Prime Minister's powers to go to war.

It needed 100 votes to go to the next stage, a debate and vote in the House of Commons. They managed to get 91 votes but the motion failed.

The usual suspects were there, Corbyn, Marshall. But George Galloway was absent.

This is the second time he has been absent from a important debate regarding the war. On the 10th Oct there was a debate about Iraq with John Reid and he was also absent.

Apparently he is now in discussion about making a Hollywood film about his life with Sean Penn.