Article: MP DEATH FORCES BROWN INTO NEW BY-ELECTION TEST; Nats odds on to win after Labour's John MacDougall loses cancer fight.(News)

Byline: By Kevin Schofield

GORDON Brown was facing an election fight in his own backyard last night following the death of a Labour MP.

John MacDougall, 60, died in the early hours of yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

He represented Glenrothes, which borders the Prime Minister's Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath seat.

A by-election is expected to take place in October in what will be yet ...

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