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Slaughter: focusing on health
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Labour Puts Health at Top of By-election Agenda
As the countdown to the Uxbridge by-election continues the Conservatives accused the Government of letting Britain down while Labour highlighted its promise to improve breast cancer services.
With ten days to go until polling day on Thursday July 31, the Health Secretary
Frank Dobson was in the constituency to boost the campaign of Labour's candidate Andy Slaughter.
The by-election in the marginal seat on the fringes of west London is the first test of both Tony Blair's premiership and William Hague's leadership.
It was sparked by the death of Tory MP Sir Michael Shersby just a week after
the general election in which he fended off Labour with a slim majority of 724
votes.
Mr Dobson visited Hillingdon Hospital's specialist breast cancer treatment centre and renewed Labour's election promise to spend an extra £10
million on diagnosing and treating the disease.
The Government hopes to find the extra cash from the £100 million it plans to
save this year by cutting NHS red tape.
Letting Britain Down
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Randall: Government isn't living up to its promises
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Meanwhile John Redwood, the Shadow Trade and Industry spokesman and unsuccessful contender for the Conservative party leadership, launched an attack on the Government's failure to live up to expectations.
Speaking in support of the Conservative candidate he accused Labour of going back on their word over education, Europe, the health service, pensions and tax.
"Labour are letting Britain down. Voters now know that Labour are not living
up to their promises. That is why voters are turning away from Labour and back to the Conservatives," Mr Redwood said in Uxbridge.
The full list of candidates is:
- Ian Anderson (National Democrat) - formerly the National Front
- Ronnie Carroll (Emerald Rainbow Islands Dream Ticket Party)
- James Feisenberger (UK Independence Party)
- Keith Kerr (Liberal Democrat)
- Julia Leonard (Socialist Party)
- John McCauley (National Front)
- Henry Middleton (Original Liberal Party)
- John Randall (Conservative)
- Andrew Slaughter (Labour)
- Lord David Sutch (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
- Frances Taylor (British National Party)
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