Labour’s Criminal Record - Davena Rankin

Commenting after the Scottish Conservatives launched our latest leaflet, ‘Labour’s Criminal Record’, Davena Rankin, Scottish Conservative candidate in the Glasgow East by-election, said:

“In Labour’s Glasgow, there is now a serious assault every four hours, a rape or attempted rape or indecent assault every 20 hours, and a drug crime every single hour. To have presided over such a breakdown is a disgrace. Labour has let down the most vulnerable and this has been going on for far too long.

“I will be a strong voice for the people of Glasgow East - those who have been neglected and left afraid of becoming a victim of crime. Labour’s Criminal Record is one that we will end.”

Annabel Goldie MSP, Scottish Conservative Leader, said:

“Labour’s record is indeed a betrayal of people in Glasgow and Scottish Conservatives are determined to tackle it. That is why, in the past year, in the Scottish Parliament, we have forced the SNP to pledge the 1, 000 new police officers that they initially promised, and we have obtained a new, national strategy on drugs abuse. The Nationalists want a soft-touch Scotland, with more Home Detention Curfews and empty prisons. The Scottish Conservatives will fight this tooth and nail.

“In Davena Rankin, we have a determined and hard-working local representative, who will stand up for communities in Glasgow East and send a message to criminals that this soft-touch approach will no longer be tolerated.”

From: Davena Rankin