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| Listening pledge at Labour rally | |
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| Gordon Brown has pledged a listening government as contenders for the leader and deputy leader roles in the Labour Party held hustings in Glasgow. | |
| The event was a chance for Scottish party members to have their say before a party vote at the end of the month. | |
| Gordon Brown is sole nominee for the top job but he is still travelling around the hustings circuit setting out his strategy for leading the party. | Gordon Brown is sole nominee for the top job but he is still travelling around the hustings circuit setting out his strategy for leading the party. |
| Six contenders are putting forward their case to be made deputy leader. | Six contenders are putting forward their case to be made deputy leader. |
| They are Hilary Benn, Hazel Blears, Jon Cruddas, Alan Johnson, Peter Hain and Harriet Harman. | They are Hilary Benn, Hazel Blears, Jon Cruddas, Alan Johnson, Peter Hain and Harriet Harman. |
| The deputy hopefuls have been facing party members | |
| Mr Brown spoke to delegates and took questions from party members in a session chaired by Glasgow Council leader Steven Purcell. | Mr Brown spoke to delegates and took questions from party members in a session chaired by Glasgow Council leader Steven Purcell. |
| He talked of the inspiration given to him by his father in growing up Kirkcaldy and said he had been trying to listen closely to people's concerns over the past 10 years. | |
| Mr Brown said: "Whether it is by questionnaires, whether it is by mailing, e-mailing or holding meetings or talking to all the community groups in our area, people will not respect us unless they know that - as councillors, MSPs and MPs do already - we are seen to be listening at every stage." | |
| After this the deputy hopefuls also faced delegates in an effort to win support. | |
| There is no guarantee that the deputy will get a senior job in government so questions to the deputy contenders have so far tended to focus on party organisation and campaigning. | There is no guarantee that the deputy will get a senior job in government so questions to the deputy contenders have so far tended to focus on party organisation and campaigning. |