Doris calls on Bain MP not to fall

Following news that the Chancellor of the Excheuquer, Alasdair Darling, has snubbed cross party calls in Scotland to accelerate capital expenditure to support Scottish jobs and the housing sector, SNP MSP for Glasgow Bob Doris commented: "Willie Bain, the new Labour MP for Glasgow North East supported SNP calls for capital acceleration.

"Failure to accelerate capital expenditure to Scotland by the UK Labour Government despite cross party support north of the border is a real slap in the face for Scotland. It will put at risk 5,000 Scottish jobs and do nothing to stimulate the Scottish economy.

"This may be Mr Bain's first real test. Will he hide on the Commons back benches or will he stand up for his constituents?

"I call on Willie Bain and his Labour colleagues in Glasgow to join the SNP in condemning Alasdair Darling's decision. At a stroke Brown and Darling have shown that voting Labour in Scotland delivers nothing from the UK Government. Voters who supported Mr Bain in the Glasgow North East by election will be watching with interest."

"Labour's 'tell them what they want to hear' style of election campaigning will start to unravel quickly if he refuses to do the decent thing."