Bradford West MP George Galloway has been hitting the headlines recently, although not particularly for his constituency work.

It was always going to be a given when Mr Galloway was elected that he would bring attention to Bradford – he has never shied away from the media spotlight and has been outspoken on a wide range of issues.

But the focus on him has perhaps not been that which the supporters who helped bring him to victory in Bradford would necessarily have wanted. His recent comments on the allegations about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and the subject of rape, as well as his use on the social networking site Twitter of a derogatory term for disabled people, have put Mr Galloway under particular scrutiny.

The Bradford Muslim Women’s Council will tomorrow hear Mr Galloway address them on, among other things, these comments. As a group which is credited with helping him win the election earlier this year, they are quite right in demanding their MP give an account of himself in the wake of the outrage his words caused.

It is to Mr Galloway’s credit – though not hugely surprising given his skill at oratory and his media profile – that he is appearing in person to answer their questions.

The Bradford Muslim Women’s Council has a long history of organising events with senior politicians – they have quizzed former Tory party chairman Baroness Warsi and Labour leader Ed Miliband already – and are sure to ask pertinent questions about not only the media storms centring on Mr Galloway, but also his progress to date as an MP.

This is democracy in action, and it would be good to think that such a meeting will encourage Mr Galloway to get on with the business at hand of being MP for Bradford West, by focusing on issues relevant to his constituents and not creating sideshows through controversial comments. It may also be unduly optimistic.