More woes for British PM after nationalists snatch Scottish seat from Labour

By Ben McConville Associated Press Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:42 a.m. MDT GLASGOW, Scotland — Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced new political embarrassment Friday after his party lost a Scottish seat it had held for more than 50 years and both the opposition and some of his own Labour Party members urged him to step down. Glasgow East — a run-down district with high unemployment rates and soaring crime in Scotland's largest city — turned against Labour in the special election, which was called to replace a Labour lawmaker who resigned for health reasons. Voters instead chose a candidate from Scottish National Party, which has called for Scotland's independence and one that recently won enough seats to control the Scottish Parliament. The defeat represents a personal rebuke to Brown, himself a Scot. "This is the first... [read full story]