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By-election goes on health kick Airgun ban raised at by-election
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Campaigning in the Glasgow east by-election will take on a health theme as Scottish Conservatives limber up for a "stretch and tone" session. The parents of toddler Andrew Morton, who was killed by an airgun pellet, have been campaigning for Solidarity in the Glasgow East by-election.
Leader Annabel Goldie will join the party's Mary Scanlon and candidate Davena Rankin at a leisure centre to promote living a healthy lifestyle. They backed the party's call for a ban on the public sale of airguns.
The SNP will talk about benefits of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games and Labour will highlight apprenticeships. The Conservatives focused on healthy living, while the SNP talked about the benefits the 2014 Commonwealth Games will bring to Glasgow.
The Lib Dems will be focusing on training opportunities. Training opportunities occupied the Lib Dems, with Labour highlighting the importance of apprenticeships.
Labour candidate Margaret Curran and Glasgow City Council leader Steven Purcell will highlight the importance of apprenticeships to Glasgow's future, while visiting a construction site on the city's Lochdochart Road. Two-year-old Andrew Morton died after being hit on the head with an airgun pellet near his home in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow in March 2005.
SNP candidate John Mason and First Minister Alex Salmond will meet 2014 hopeful and four times Scottish featherweight champion boxer Jonathan Slowey. On Wednesday his parents, Sharon McMillan and Andy Morton, joined Solidarity leader Tommy Sheridan and the party's candidate, Tricia McLeish, at a news conference in the city's Gallowgate.
Lib Dem candidate Ian Robertson will again be joined by Liberal Democrat MSP and Scottish leadership candidate Tavish Scott when they visit the East End Community Academy in Parkhead, which offers computer training to enable people to enter the workforce. With more than £150m of lottery money that should have come to Scotland going into building the London Olympics, it is only right that £150m goes toward building a legacy for the Commonwealth Games here John MasonSNP candidate Ms McMillan claimed Labour candidate Margaret Curran sought her support during the campaign.
"I got a letter from Margaret Curran asking me to vote for her, saying she stood up for me to get these banned," she said.
"But she didn't - she was against us. The sooner we get them banned the better - and save bairns' lives."
Legislation on the sale of guns is reserved to Westminster.
Solidarity said, if elected, Ms McLeish would bring forward a private members bill to ban their public sale.
Elsewhere, Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie joined the party's candidate Davena Rankin for a "stretch and tone" session at a leisure centre to promote healthy living.
Ms Rankin said: "Taking small steps such as this can make a huge difference to your quality of life and can even prolong it.
"Initiatives such as the 'stretch and tone' class at the Tollcross Leisure Centre are a great way for local people to socialise, have fun and keep fit all at the same time."
SNP candidate John Mason called for £150m of lottery funding to be allocated to Scotland's Commonwealth Games legacy.
"It is essential that the games deliver more for the east end than two weeks of sport," he said.
'Untapped potential'
"With more than £150m of lottery money that should have come to Scotland going into building the London Olympics it is only right that £150m of lottery funding goes toward building a legacy for the Commonwealth Games here."
Liberal Democrat candidate Ian Robertson and Scottish leadership hopeful Tavish Scott visited a centre which provides computer training to people struggling to find work.
Mr Robertson said: "Up to half of adults have no or little qualifications in Glasgow East and I want to see more training facilities like this in the constituency to help overcome this unwanted statistic."
Steven Purcell and Margaret Curran focused on jobs and apprenticeships"There is a great deal of talent here, untapped potential that could add great value to the work force."
MS Curran focused on jobs and apprenticeships visiting a building site in Easterhouse, with Glasgow City Council leader Steven Purcell.
"Getting better skills for kids coming out of school in the east end is an issue that people raise with me again and again," she said.
"We need more apprenticeships and more investment in training. That is why it is disgraceful the SNP government is not only cutting the adult apprenticeship budget but is also not giving young people the opportunities they need."
Voters in Glasgow East go to the polls on 24 July, when they will choose between nine candidates.Voters in Glasgow East 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 because of health reasons.The by-election is taking place in one of the safest Labour seats in the country after the party's David Marshall stood down because of 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.