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UK: BY-ELECTION WIN IN UK BOOSTS PRIMER BROWN November 7, 2008
(SomaliNet) Britain's ruling Labour party won a surprise election victory in the Scottish constituency of Glenrothes on Friday, holding off a challenge from the Scottish National Party's candidate Peter Grant.
Experts say the result is expected to boost Prime Minister Gordon Brown's popularity which has fallen in recent opinion polls.
The British Premier , whose own constituency borders with Glenrothes, visited the Scottish district during the by-election campaign and the victory is seen as a positive endorsement of the prime minister's handling of the financial crisis.-Agencies