It was daggers drawn on Celebrity Big Brother as George Galloway fell out with his fellow housemates.

During a night of furious arguments, the Respect MP first rounded on Chantelle and Preston.

He was livid that the pair had been treated to luxury food and drink in a secret room as part of their last task, which saw them made directors of the Big Brother Bank.

"If I'd have been called in there I would have stood ramrod straight, refused to sit down, refused to eat, refused to drink, refused to smoke. I would have said 'you brought me here under duress, but I will refuse to partake in things that the others are not allowed'," he declared in a speech reminiscent of his performance before the US Senate.

"We were playing a game," an exasperated Chantelle told him.

"Are you saying you wouldn't have had any of that stuff?" she asked.

"I would not!" Galloway roared.

"Well, I really wish you'd done the task instead of us then," she shrugged.

Unbeknown to Chantelle and Preston, their discussions about the other housemates had been broadcast on the plasma screen.

Galloway raged at Preston: "You're a sneak and a liar and you're exposed to the world as a sneak and a liar.

"You float around promiscuously - stroking, metaphorically or literally, everybody's ass to protect your own. We saw on the screen your real character portrayed for all to see. And that's my last word."

It was far from his last word.

When Galloway was reminded he had been banned from nominating for discussing the other housemates, he bawled at Preston: "Pipe down, Mr Indignation. We'll see what the viewers thought of your double standards, your indignation about me and the aplomb with which you become a lying plutocrat in your gentleman's club."

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