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| Nominations for the Glasgow East by-election have closed with nine candidates declared to fight the seat. | |
| Campaigning on Wednesday saw Labour and the SNP clash on law and order. | |
| Labour's Margaret Curran announced a "safer street action plan" while the SNP's John Mason said the Scottish Government had helped cut crime. | |
| The Liberal Democrats said they offered the politics of hope while the Tories accused Ms Curran of "hypocrisy" over her aim of becoming an MP and MSP. | |
| Glasgow City Council confirmed that nominations to contest the Westminster constituency closed at 1600 BST on Wednesday. The full list of candidates is: | |
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| During campaigning on Wednesday, the SNP candidate, John Mason, said crime had fallen by up to 24% in Glasgow East under the Scottish Government. | |
| He also highlighted plans for recruiting an extra 1,000 police in Scotland. | |
| "The SNP has a record of success in this constituency after only 12 months in government in training more police for our streets, tackling the gangs, reducing knife crime, and bringing forward radical proposals to target the cheap booze culture that fuels much of the violence in our communities," he said. | |
| If David Cameron has any decency he would apologise to the people of Glasgow East for the arrogance of his comments Nick Clegg MPLiberal Democrat leader But Margaret Curran said some of the decrease in crime in the area was as a result of the previous administration's work. | |
| She also offered a five-point plan to make the streets safer, which involves doubling the number of extra police on east end streets, demanding an "emergency meeting" with police to get officers out of cars and visible on the streets, and jail for anyone carrying a knife. | |
| "The council has paid for 20 extra police because the SNP broke their promise in recruiting extra officers," she said. | |
| "I want the council to double this figure in two years and will fight until they do." | |
| UK Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, campaigned for his party throughout the day. | |
| He called on David Cameron to apologise for a speech in which the UK Tory leader appealed for a greater sense of public morality. | |
| 'Pointless PM' | |
| Mr Clegg said he had effectively claimed that if people were out of a job or struggling to make ends meet it was their own fault. | |
| He said: "If David Cameron has any decency he would apologise to the people of Glasgow East for the arrogance of his comments." | |
| Mr Clegg also attacked Labour, saying the constituency had been neglected by a government that was "increasingly pointless", led by a Prime Minister who was also "increasingly pointless". | |
| The attack on Mr Cameron brought a response from Scottish Conservative leader, Annabel Goldie, who was also campaigning in the constituency. | |
| She said no sensible politician could deny that everyone had to take some personal responsibility for the choices they made. | |
| The Conservatives also hit out at Margaret Curran over her insistence that she could do two jobs - as MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and MP for Glasgow East. | |
| They said the people of the constituency deserved better. | |
| The by-election, which will be held on 24 July, was triggered by Labour MP David Marshall's resignation on health grounds. | The by-election, which will be held on 24 July, was triggered by Labour MP David Marshall's resignation on health grounds. |