Great picture, great result, great Victory for the Labour Party. We still cannot take anything for granted. But I hope that those who had written off the Party are now tucking into a large helping of humble pie? Chance would be a fine thing.
This is from an email sent by to Party members from Gordon Brown "I wanted to take the time to thank all those party members who helped secure a great win for Lindsay Roy in the Glenrothes by-election.
In particular I would like to pay tribute to Gordon Banks and John Park, Jim Murphy and Iain Gray for their energy and commitment. Lindsay was an excellent candidate and will make a great MP. It fills me with great pride that the former Head Master from my old school in Kirkcaldy will join us in the House of Commons. What this victory shows is that people want politicians who will help them fairly through the downturn, and that they will always turn away from those politicians who choose to play politics rather than offer solutions which protect people through this downturn.
That is why I am going to Brussels today to meet with other world leaders about the action we can take together to give British families and businesses the support and security they need to protect their mortgages, job and standards of living. In the meantime please join me in thanking all of those who helped secure Lindsay's win. Yours sincerely, Gordon Brown
