LABOUR MUST RULE-OUT 'GRUBBY' CANCER LEAFLET CAMPAIGN IN SCOTLAND

LABOUR MUST RULE-OUT 'GRUBBY' CANCER LEAFLET CAMPAIGN IN SCOTLAND

WHY HAS IT ONLY OCCURRED WHERE LABOUR RUN THE NHS?

Commenting on the news that Labour has been sending a leaflet in England to thousands of women making claims that their lives could be endangered from opposition cancer policies, Stewart Hosie, the SNP's Westminster election campaign coordinator, challenged Labour in Scotland to rule out such a grubby tactic.

Labour has also become embroiled in a row about where they obtained the personal data to target the leaflet as it is reported in the Times that "[m]any of those receiving the cards have undergone cancer scans or treatment within the past five years."

Mr Hosie said:

"Elections do result in the use of emotive language but this tactic by Labour goes well beyond the pale of decency. To even try and suggest that a voter could die because of another party’s policy is grubby politics and desperation.

"I challenge Labour in Scotland to state categorically that they will not adopt this tactic in Scotland and to also make clear that any databases they use are legal and above board.

“That there are also allegations about how Labour came upon this data? This raises questions about why it has not – yet – happened in Scotland where the SNP run the NHS compared to England where Labour are in power.

"This campaign tactic just adds to the dissembling and disarray that we have seen falling over the Labour campaign in the past few days in Scotland."