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Sat 07 Jul 2008Cameron challenges Brown after SNP poll victory
UK:CONSERVATIVE LEADER David Cameron challenged prime minister Gordon Brown to call a general election yesterday after the SNP's sensational win over Labour in the Glasgow East byelection, writes Frank Millar.
The SNP's John Mason overturned a Labour majority of 13,507 on a massive 22.54 per cent swing to take what had previously been Labour's 25th safest seat in Britain and spark fresh speculation about the possibility of a challenge to Mr Brown's leadership at the party's September conference.
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