Panesar, who played for England between 2006 and 2013, announced he was standing to be an MP but now says he needs more time to find his 'political home'.
Former England cricket star Monty Panesar has withdrawn as a candidate for George Galloway's political party just eight days after announcing he was standing. The ex-spin bowler announced last week he would be standing to be an MP in the west London constituency of Ealing Southall for the Workers Party of Britain, led by controversial politician Mr Galloway.
He suggested NATO's role was related to immigration policy and British membership was making it harder to control its borders. 'I think the reason our party is saying it is because we don't really have control on our borders,' he told Times Radio. 'We have illegal migration and then what ends up happening is some of these illegal migrants go into the poorer, deprived areas, and then the resources get strained.
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