Miliband backs Dismore and berates Coleman (From Times Series)
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David Miliband backs Labour candidate Andrew Dismore and berates Conservative Barnet GLA member Brian Coleman
12:47pm Tuesday 24th April 2012 in News
By Chris Hewett
David Miliband was speaking while visiting Hendon this morning to back his own party’s GLA candidate Andrew Dismore
Senior Labour MP David Miliband believes Barnet's London Assembly member Brian Coleman has gone “out of his way” to anger voters.
The politician was speaking while visiting Hendon this morning to back his own party’s GLA candidate Andrew Dismore in the run up to the elections on May 3.
During a meeting at Mero Café in Queens Parade, Mr Miliband said the incumbent Conservative member was driving voters towards Labour.
The former foreign secretary also defended Mr Dismore from comments made by the Barnet cabinet member last week, when he accused the former Hendon MP of running a “nasty, sleazy campaign”.
Mr Miliband, brother of Labour leader Ed, told the Times Series: “Andrew is a lawyer - he can’t afford to run a sleazy campaign. He’s gone on facts and on record and nothing more.
“The assembly matters and he has got experience and ideas, while the incumbent member Brian Coleman has gone out of his way to annoy people.
“We think that anyone who has paid attention to the Dismore/Coleman campaign is going to do nothing but add votes to Labour.”
Mr Dismore lost out to current Hendon MP Matthew Offord at the last general election but Mr Miliband, who lives in Primrose Hill, believes voters want to see the Labour candidate back in politics.
He added: “There is a bit of buyer’s remorse for the new Tory MP and people are beginning to wonder why they voted him in – this is going to be a very important area.
“Barnet is a battle ground - how Barnet votes is how London votes and how London goes is often how the country goes.”
The Labour members, along with Barnet’s group leader Councillor Alison Moore, chatted with staff at the coffee shop before leaving for campaign duties at the party’s Finchley headquarters.
Mr Dismore said: “David’s opinions are so important and valuable – it is great to have him along. It gives us a real boost.
“Some people have suggested I just need to go around wearing a T-shirt saying ‘I’m not Brian Coleman’ but that is a bit negative and we have a lot of positives to offer. I have demonstrated that I have done the things people want to see.”
Comments(16)
harvey_uk
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1:31pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Mike NW7
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1:46pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Don't Call Me Dave
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6:24pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Mr Worried
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6:47pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Don't Call Me Dave
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7:13pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Grumblepop
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7:15pm Tue 24 Apr 12
harvey_uk says...
1:31pm Tue 24 Apr 12
"talking to 2 people who are not even UK passport holders, and aren't even entitled to vote!"
18 years of age or over on polling day
Resident in the UK
On the electoral register
Not subject to any legal incapacity to vote
A British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland
Are you an EU citizen?
If you are a European Union citizen and not a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen, you can vote in the Local and Mayoral Elections.
You are absolutely right about how your voting system works.You better check that you are 'not subject to any legal incapacity to vote'
Presumably Dissy and middleband also have no idea
Grumblepop
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7:35pm Tue 24 Apr 12
"talking to 2 people who are not even UK passport holders, and aren't even entitled to vote!"
True Brain of Britain you are and an embarassment for the free education you (DID NOT) receive everytime you have a comment.
Everyone who votes must be:
18 years of age or over on polling day
Resident in the UK
On the electoral register
Not subject to any legal incapacity to vote
A British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland
If you are a European Union citizen and not a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen, you can vote in the Local and Mayoral Elections
Your right! old Dizzy and his Middleband who know a thing or two about Constitution and voting rights needed your reminder. .... and YOU HAVE THE VOTE???
harvey_uk
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11:41pm Wed 25 Apr 12
Grumblepop
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12:58am Fri 27 Apr 12
You still UKIP as long as you like but when you wake up from your kip. Please read again and note the distinction
Are you an EU citizen?
If you are a European Union citizen and NOT a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen, you can vote in the Local and Mayoral Elections.
*****
YOU CANNOT VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.....
I vote for Harvey... the invisible one with big ears
jimbobNW7
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8:46am Fri 27 Apr 12
I would love to know how you can tell from a photograph that the two men in the cafe are not UK passport holders? It would seem that you have based this purely on their appearance as I can see nothing else in this article which would suggest their citizenship.
Are you a racist? That was a question not a statement.
harvey_uk
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4:23pm Mon 30 Apr 12
Grumblepop
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5:48pm Mon 30 Apr 12
"but a realist nationalist YES"
Is that like "National Socialist"
or like British/UK Nationalist (but not a racist!??). You're voting for the wrong party!
Seen their polling cards and British Passports! Why don't you go down to the Mero cafe and ask to take a look for yourself?
jimbobNW7
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6:25pm Mon 30 Apr 12
can you define "UK Nationals" for me please?
Mrs Angry, Broken Barnet blog
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9:55am Tue 1 May 12
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exiledgeordie
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10:25am Tue 1 May 12
nlygo says...
12:58pm Tue 24 Apr 12