By-election nominations to close
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bbc.co.uk     09-Jul-2008            

Nominations will close for the Glasgow East by-election on Wednesday after seven parties kick-started their campaigns for the Westminster seat. Glasgow City Council hopes to publish a full list of candidates by 1700 BST. Labour candidate Margaret Curran will launch a plan to tackle knife crime, while the SNP's John Mason will focus on jobs with Red Clydesider Jimmy Reid. The UK Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg plans to visit a training centre and Scottish Tory chief Annabel Goldie will canvass. Mr Clegg will join candidate Ian Robertson for a visit to a Scottish Gas training centre in the constituency, where they will meet trainees currently working their way through the programme. Ms Goldie will join the Conservative candidate Davena Rankin to canvass in the Baillieston area. The by-election, which will be held on 24 July, was... [read full story]                    


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