ORAC
3rd Feb 2005, 14:40
BBC: Regiments' group in election move
A regiments' campaign group is to target nine marginal Labour seats at the General Election. Save the Scottish Regiments will also field a candidate against Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram in East Kilbride.
The group, which is unhappy at defence merger plans, is endorsing opposition candidates in nine seats. The marginals are Aberdeen South, Dumfriesshire, Dundee East and West, South West Edinburgh, Ochil, Stirling, East Renfrewshire and Western Isles.....
Former Scots Guardsman Allan Hendry will challenge Mr Ingram.
The group said it is well organised, with 350 volunteers, and will be announcing at least one other candidate later.
It added that it can only be stopped from inflicting serious damage on Labour if the government reverses its plan to merge the six Scottish regiments......
A regiments' campaign group is to target nine marginal Labour seats at the General Election. Save the Scottish Regiments will also field a candidate against Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram in East Kilbride.
The group, which is unhappy at defence merger plans, is endorsing opposition candidates in nine seats. The marginals are Aberdeen South, Dumfriesshire, Dundee East and West, South West Edinburgh, Ochil, Stirling, East Renfrewshire and Western Isles.....
Former Scots Guardsman Allan Hendry will challenge Mr Ingram.
The group said it is well organised, with 350 volunteers, and will be announcing at least one other candidate later.
It added that it can only be stopped from inflicting serious damage on Labour if the government reverses its plan to merge the six Scottish regiments......