George Galloway has been expelled from the Labour Party but has vowed to defend his parliamentary seat.

The controversial MP was found guilty on four of the five charges he faced, having been suspended from his 36-year party membership in May.

Galloway immediately condemned the decision as "a travesty of justice" and said he would "definitely be defending my position in parliament".

However, Rose Burley, who chaired the National Constitutional Committee panel that heard the case, said that the verdicts had been reached unanimously and as a result they ruled that "Mr Galloway be expelled from membership of the Labour Party forthwith".