Margaret Curran, Labour’s candidate in the Glasgow East by-election, said that she would be on the phone to Downing Street as a new MP to give them an earful of voters’ opinions.
LABOUR
Margaret Curran, 49, is MSP for Ballieston and previously served as Social Justice Minister in the Scottish Executive. She has proved to be an asset for Labour in the constituency while its national profile is in the doldrums, but she exaggerated her claim to have lived all her life in the east end - she actually lives on the south side. If she wins, Gordon Brown owes her his political career, but she would rule herself out of a bid for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party, a contest that follows on from tonight's vote. She would continue to serve as an MP and MSP for the foreseeable future.
Peter Woodman
Green protesters from the Camp for Climate Action will join those opposed to expansion at Heathrow airport for a strategy conference next week.
Chris Mead
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith faces the possibility of becoming the most high-profile General Election loser after Tories gained two council seats in her Redditch, Worcestershire, powerbase.
Housing and construction firm Kier Group yesterday announced it was to shed 350 jobs as the latest industry operator to announce cutbacks due to a slump in sales.
Joe Quinn
Candidates in the Glasgow East by-election clashed publicly last night when the SNP's John Mason repeated a claim that there was little
difference between Labour and the Tories.
London mayor Boris Johnson stood down yesterday as MP for Henley, triggering a by-election in the Oxfordshire constituency which will take place in three weeks time on Thursday, June 26.
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