Glasgow East byelection chaos grows for Labour Labour's leading candidate for the Glasgow East by-election officially pulled out of the race yesterday leaving the party in chaos and struggling to unite behind another candidate in time for Wednesday's deadline for nomination. George Ryan, a married father of three, said he decided to withdraw 'with regret' but that he was doing so to prevent 'pressures' on his family life.
Labour's leading candidate for the Glasgow East by-election officially pulled out of the race yesterday leaving the party in chaos and struggling to unite behind another candidate in time for Wednesday's deadline for nomination.
George Ryan, a married father of three, said he decided to withdraw 'with regret' but that he was doing so to prevent 'pressures' on his family life.
It took the party by surprise in the crucial first weekend of campaigning: the first they knew of his hesitation was when he failed to turn up at a selection meeting late on Friday evening. The meeting was eventually called off and the selection vote postponed until tomorrow. Gordon Brown acted quickly though, drafting in a replacement within hours, Margaret Curran - currently a Glasgow MSP - announced she was adding her name to the shortlist yesterday afternoon.
Gordon Brown acted quickly though, drafting in a replacement within hours, Margaret Curran - currently a Glasgow MSP - announced she was adding her name to the shortlist yesterday afternoon.
Why didn't the selection meeting go on with the rest of the shortlist?
This statement may explain something of it;-
I won't say it's a set up, but ..... gordon's in big trouble and that constituency was beginning to look like a bust in the current climate so he's probably putting hissafest available hands into play. keep to the Fen Causeway
