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Gordon Brown hits Glasgow North East

Source: guardian.co.uk Politics

Nov 06, 2009

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Alex Salmond and key SNP figures admit nationalists have large gap to close to win seat on Thursday

Gordon Brown today accused Alex Salmond's government of "letting down" the people of Glasgow as he sought to bolster Labour's campaign to hold one of the party's safest and longest-held seats.

Labour are clear favourites to win the contest for Glasgow North East on Thursday, in what is expected to be the last byelection before next year's general election, but with a majority that could be cut to just 2,500 votes.

The Scottish National party has accused Labour of "neglecting" the area for the last 74 years – Labour has held the seat and its equivalents continuously since 1935 – and alleges that the prime minister has failed to tackle high unemployment in the area.

However, Salmond and other senior party figures admit the SNP still has a large gap to close to win the seat. It was held by the then-Commons Speaker Michael Martin with a 10,134–vote majority over the nationalists in 2005, leaving the SNP needing an 18% swing to win.

On his only visit during the campaign,

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