TWO more Labour MPs are to sue the Governor, Mr Chris Patten, over claims that they were linked to the far left Militant group, made while he was still chairman of the Conservative Party.
Labour MPs Mr George Galloway and Mr Tony Banks have instructed their solicitors to take action and writs for libel are now being prepared.
The moves follow the successful libel case brought against Mr Patten by their fellow Labour member Mr Bob Wareing last month, which led to the Tory party paying damages.
Mr Wareing won his case by persuading the High Court that Mr Patten had falsely accused him of being a member of the Trotskyist faction by including his name on a list of MPs with such alleged connections that was distributed to the press.
Both Mr Galloway, MP for Glasgow Hillhead, and Mr Banks, member for Newham North West, were also named in the list, published in 1991.
Speaking from the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Galloway said that he expected the writs to be served on behalf of both MPs ''within a matter of days''. But he did not know whether they would be served on the Governor in Hongkong.
