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Article: Glasgow East By-Election: Round one to Labour as SNP accused of hypocrisy over 'two jobs' jibe
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- July 9, 2008
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THE SNP yesterday delighted its opponents in the race to win the
Glasgow East by-election with its first serious mistake of the
campaign.
John Mason, the Nationalist candidate, announced that his Labour
opponent Margaret Curran would need to choose between being an MP or
an MSP.
Mr Mason - who intends to resign his seat on Glasgow City Council
if elected on 24 July - seemed to have forgotten that his boss, Alex
Salmond, holds four jobs. As well as being MSP for Gordon, Mr
Salmond is MP for Banff and Buchan, First Minister and leader of the
SNP.
Last night the SNP MSP Sandra White accused Ms Curran of trying
to "mislead" voters by claiming to have lived in Glasgow's east end
all her life.