A judge has declined to overturn a Canadian government ruling banning Respect MP George Galloway from entering the country.

Galloway accompanied aid convoy to Gaza

Canada blocked Mr Galloway from entering the country on national security grounds earlier in March, saying he provided money to Hamas, a banned terrorist organisation in Canada.

Federal Court Justice Luc Martineau denied a request for an emergency injunction to allow the British MP in to begin a speaking tour of the country.

Mr Galloway is well known for his ardent opposition to the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.