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Each vote vital, says Clegg
Date published: 12 January 2011
EVERY vote counts . . . that’s the message from Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who made his third visit to Oldham in as many weeks.
Mr Clegg addressed voters in Grotton ahead of tomorrow’s by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth and knocked on doors in Brooklands Drive with Lib-Dem candidate Elwyn Watkins in a bid to rouse support.
Most residents were welcoming but a woman shouted obscenities at the pair from a passing car.
Opinion polls show a clear Labour victory but Mr Clegg believes it could go either way.
He added: “The choice is simple and it is a close contest between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
“You can either vote for Labour, who were found to have lied and cheated their way through the General Election with five High Court judges deciding that their leaflets were out of order, or you can vote for Elwyn Watkins who is a tough plain-speaking local candidate who would be the most outstanding MP for this area.
“He would roll up his sleeves and help local people just like the Liberal Democrats are rolling up their sleeves and getting to grips with helping the country.”
Comments
I had a phone call on Tuesday evening from a Lib Dem telling me Labour was telling lies. When I tried to find out why she said that she didn't know, being from outside the area. She said she was "following instructions". When I asked her about the election pledges the Lib Dems abandoned, she said she was just a ordinary member and wasn't responsible for policy. Not impressive!
Or you can vote LibDem who 'lied and cheated their way through the General Election' with more false promises than you can shake a stick at
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Or you can vote for Selwyne the bad loser, his party lied in their manifesto having backed the Tories on every policy despite going against every liberal election. We the people of OLDHAM & SADDLEWORTH made our choice in May. Now because of the bad loser we have had to put up with Dave n Nick running round our town when they had never even heard of us before.
By daddydave @ 12/01/2011 17:17:25