A man has been arrested after Respect MP George Galloway was allegedly assaulted in a London street.
A spokesman for Mr Galloway said he was posing for pictures in Goldborne Road, Notting Hill, when a man shouted comments about the Holocaust before attacking him.
"George was posing for pictures with people and this guy just attacked him, leapt on him and started punching him," said the spokesman.
"It appears to be connected with his comments about Israel because the guy was shouting about the Holocaust.
"George is badly bruised but OK. He has bruising to his head and face and is in a pretty bad shape."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police were called at approximately 1940 hours this evening to Golborne Road, W10, after a man was assaulted in the street.
"Officers attended. The suspect was found a short time later and stopped. He was arrested on suspicion of ABH and taken to a south London police station where he remains."
Mr Galloway has caused controversy in the past for comments he has made about Israel.
In 2013 he was accused of racism when he walked out of a debate at Oxford University after discovering his opponent was Israeli.
"I have been misled, sorry," he said, adding: "I don't recognise Israel and I don't debate with Israelis."
In 2008 a man was arrested and cautioned by police after Mr Galloway was hit with a rubber stress ball as he was campaigning in an open-top bus in London.
In 2012 a protester tried to pelt Mr Galloway with eggs following his by-election victory in West Bradford.
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