Labour today claimed to be winning the backing of former SNP supporters as the Glasgow East byelection campaign entered its final week. However, the Scottish National party first minister, Alex Salmond, said he was "absolutely convinced" his party could take the seat from Labour, when he visited the constituency yesterday. Labour has a 13,507 majority over the SNP in the seat. Failure to hold on to the party's 25th safest seat next Thursday would raise further serious questions about Gordon Brown's future as leader. But the Labour candidate, Margaret Curran, who is defending Glasgow East following the resignation of David Marshall last month due to ill health, claimed to have encountered past SNP supporters who were switching to Labour. Curran, who was today campaigning on the cost of living for pensioners, said: "I have met...
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