31.   At the last vigil held in October, Tory councillor Peter Jones allegedly attacked protesting Labour candidate Alan Milburn.

32.   Coun Peter Jones said it was madness to use Labour candidate Alan Milburn in the attempt to bring the company to the town.

33.   Mr Alan Milburn, Labour prospective parliamentary candidate, has backed the campaign and on Thursday welcomed the news that the scheme was likely to go-ahead.

34.   Labour leaders are anxious to make sure volunteers sport a fresh red rose every day while on the campaign trail with Labour candidate Alan Milburn.

35.   Now the Labour candidate defending Bishop Auckland, Derek Foster, has written to the Health Secretary over his fears of a hidden agenda.

36.   Doug Henderson, Labour candidate, has written to Energy Secretary John Wakeham to protest at electricity price rises in the North.

37.   Labour candidate Alan Milburn launched the campaign on buses run by the council-owned Darlington Transport Company.

38.   Yesterday a campaign aide for Mr Milburn said the Labour candidate arrived as the whole situation was being resolved.

39.   The Labour candidate was with actor Hugh Manning, who plays the vicar in Emmerdale Farm.

40.   A consultant paediatrician yesterday joined Labour candidate Alan Milburn to oppose a merger between two district health authorities.