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Labour's poisoned chalice: fourth choice Curran to fight by- election FIRST CANDIDATE RYAN CITES 'PRESSURES' FOR WITHDRAWAL GLASGOW LEADER PURCELL AND MSP MCAVEETY REFUSE CURRAN IS 'DEEPLY COMMITTED' TO FIGHTING BY-ELECTION RIVALS CLAIM LABOUR CAMPAIGN IS SHAMBLES
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The Sunday Herald
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July 6, 2008
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SCOTTISH Labour's attempt to win the Glasgow East Westminster
byelection and save Gordon Brown's job has suffered a humiliation
after it emerged the party was about to select its fourth-choice
candidate.
Margaret Curran, already an MSP in the city, is likely to become
Labour's pick to fight the crucial contest in Glasgow - but only
after three others knocked back the job.
Councillor George Ryan walked away from the candidacy on Friday,
while local authority leader Stephen Purcell and local MSP Frank
McAveety both turned down appeals to stand.
Curran has also left herself open to accusations that she will be
a parttime MP after it became clear she has no immediate plans to
resign her MSP post.
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