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A TV star, an ex party leader and a leadership hopeful campaigned in the Glasgow East by-election on Tuesday. | |
Actor John Michie, who plays Det Insp Robbie Ross in Taggart, turned out to support Labour's Margaret Curran. | |
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith was in the constituency, as was Liberal Democrat MSP and Scottish leadership candidate Tavish Scott. | |
The SNP called for action to tackle fuel poverty while the Scottish Green Party launched its campaign. | |
Mr Michie said he was delighted to be joining Ms Curran and he added that from his own experiences "Labour has made a real difference to Glasgow". | Mr Michie said he was delighted to be joining Ms Curran and he added that from his own experiences "Labour has made a real difference to Glasgow". |
He went on to say that the country needed "tough fighters like her" in Westminster to make sure that progress continued. | He went on to say that the country needed "tough fighters like her" in Westminster to make sure that progress continued. |
SNP candidate, John Mason, called for urgent action from the UK Government to tackle fuel poverty. | |
"We have already seen gas and electricity price increases of some 15% this year, with forecasts of further rises of as much as 40% to come," he said. | |
If we invest in local activity centres, youth clubs, after-school groups and sports teams we can keep young people healthy and safe Ian RobertsonLib Dem candidate "Growing numbers of people struggling to pay soaring energy bills amid energy plenty is totally unacceptable in 21st century Glasgow and Scotland and at a time when the Treasury is being propped up by billions of pounds of extra revenue from Scottish oil." | |
Former Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, was in the Easterhouse area with Scottish leader Annabel Goldie to highlight an alcohol awareness project. | |
Ms Goldie also waded into the ongoing debate over fuel costs by calling for the government to adopt a "fair fuel stabilizer". | |
"We're not talking now about people not buying luxuries, we're talking about people reigning in and trying to buy essentials," she said. | |
"I think the Conservative proposal of taking 5p off a litre of fuel would immediately help people." | |
Nine candidates | Nine candidates |
Mr Scott and Lib Dem candidate, Ian Robertson, were given a tour of the National Swimming Centre in Tollcross, the venue that will host the swimming events during the 2014 Commonwealth games. | |
Mr Robertson said that while the investment was "welcome" a more "permanent revolution of regeneration" was needed in Glasgow East. | |
"If we invest in local activity centres, youth clubs, after-school groups and sports teams we can keep young people healthy and safe," he said. | |
"We can also offer hope to those children from the east end who can strive to compete for Scotland at our east end games." | |
Voters in Glasgow East will go to the polls on 24 July, when they will choose between nine candidates. | Voters in Glasgow East will go to the polls on 24 July, when they will choose between nine candidates. |
The by-election is taking place in one of the safest Labour seats in the country after the party's David Marshall stood down due to health reasons. | |
Labour had a 13,500 majority over the Nationalists at the last general election. | Labour had a 13,500 majority over the Nationalists at the last general election. |