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| Brown will 'fight for every vote' | Brown will 'fight for every vote' |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to fight for every vote in the Glenrothes by-election during his second visit to the town in less than a week. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to fight for every vote in the Glenrothes by-election during his second visit to the town in less than a week. |
| Mr Brown also accused SNP-run Fife Council of engineering cuts, and said Labour would revive the economy. | Mr Brown also accused SNP-run Fife Council of engineering cuts, and said Labour would revive the economy. |
| Elsewhere, the First Minister was expected to focus on energy costs when he hit the campaign trail for the eleventh time for the SNP. | Elsewhere, the First Minister was expected to focus on energy costs when he hit the campaign trail for the eleventh time for the SNP. |
| The Conservative candidate highlighted local post office closures. | The Conservative candidate highlighted local post office closures. |
| Mr Brown met staff at the UK headquarters of window manufacturer Velux, which employs 450 people in Glenrothes. | Mr Brown met staff at the UK headquarters of window manufacturer Velux, which employs 450 people in Glenrothes. |
| 'Different message' | 'Different message' |
| The prime minster took the opportunity to endorse the Labour candidate, headteacher Lindsay Roy, who accompanied him on the trip. | The prime minster took the opportunity to endorse the Labour candidate, headteacher Lindsay Roy, who accompanied him on the trip. |
| He said: "Lindsay, as a head teacher, has huge experience of how to deal with anti-social behaviour, helping young people realise their potential, helping young people in to jobs. | He said: "Lindsay, as a head teacher, has huge experience of how to deal with anti-social behaviour, helping young people realise their potential, helping young people in to jobs. |
| "That is why we chose him as a candidate - to send a different message about what can be achieved for the future." | "That is why we chose him as a candidate - to send a different message about what can be achieved for the future." |
| The visit came six days after Mr Brown paid his first campaign visit to Glenrothes, breaking with several years of prime ministerial tradition. | The visit came six days after Mr Brown paid his first campaign visit to Glenrothes, breaking with several years of prime ministerial tradition. |
| GLENROTHES CANDIDATES Morag Balfour, Scottish SocialistsMaurice Golden, ConservativePeter Grant, SNPLindsay Roy LabourKris Seunarine, UKIPHarry Wills, Liberal DemocratsLouise McLeary, SolidarityJim Parker, Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Glenrothes: Candidate profiles | |
| Tony Blair did not take part in by-elections after 1997, and initially this tradition was cited to explain Mr Brown's absence from Glasgow East and later the early stages of the Glenrothes campaign. | Tony Blair did not take part in by-elections after 1997, and initially this tradition was cited to explain Mr Brown's absence from Glasgow East and later the early stages of the Glenrothes campaign. |
| In contras, First Minister Alex Salmond has made several visits to Glenrothes in support of the SNP candidate Peter Grant. | In contras, First Minister Alex Salmond has made several visits to Glenrothes in support of the SNP candidate Peter Grant. |
| On an earlier trip to the town, Mr Salmond said the content of gas and electricity bills dropping through letterboxes was "the most powerful election leaflet in Fife". | On an earlier trip to the town, Mr Salmond said the content of gas and electricity bills dropping through letterboxes was "the most powerful election leaflet in Fife". |
| Elsewhere the Conservative candidate Maurice Golden visited Methill Post Office where he claimed Labour was "out of touch" with the needs of the community. | Elsewhere the Conservative candidate Maurice Golden visited Methill Post Office where he claimed Labour was "out of touch" with the needs of the community. |
| He said: "Labour has already closed 2,500 Post Offices. 3,000 more now face the axe unless the Labour government keep the Post Office Card Account with the Post Office. | He said: "Labour has already closed 2,500 Post Offices. 3,000 more now face the axe unless the Labour government keep the Post Office Card Account with the Post Office. |
| "Last night on a televised hustings the Labour candidate, Lindsay Roy, said he didn't know what a card account was. Over four million people use the card account to collect their pensions and benefits." | "Last night on a televised hustings the Labour candidate, Lindsay Roy, said he didn't know what a card account was. Over four million people use the card account to collect their pensions and benefits." |
| The Westminster by-election follows the death of Labour MP John MacDougall, who had a majority of 10,664 in 2005. | The Westminster by-election follows the death of Labour MP John MacDougall, who had a majority of 10,664 in 2005. |