Election diary: Watch out - he's got a bun

Published on Friday 22 April 2011 18:55

You might think it would be pretty discouraging being a Labour campaigner at the moment, with the SNP doing so well in the polls.

But morale is being boosted by Labour's new secret weapons: buns lovingly baked by Iain Gray's mum.

Gray has been handing them out to candidates in need of pre-election sustenance.

A particular fan is Ewan Aitken, Labour's candidate in Edinburgh Eastern.

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