LABOUR squashed the Scottish National Party in yesterday's Glenrothes by-election, further evidence that the financial mayhem across the world has given Gordon Brown a significant bounce for his resolute handling of the crisis.
Graham Dines
LABOUR squashed the Scottish National Party in yesterday's Glenrothes by-election, further evidence that the financial mayhem across the world has given Gordon Brown a significant bounce for his resolute handling of the crisis.
Party managers were taken by surprise in a contest all but written off a few weeks ago. Candidate Lindsay Roy had a majority of 6,737. Both the Tory and Liberal Democrat candidates lost their deposits.
Glenrothes borders the Prime Minster's Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath constituency, and Mr Brown staked political capital by visiting it twice during the campaign - breaking the precedent that premiers stay away from by-elections. Mr Brown's wife Sarah was also deployed to help bring in support.
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