Political heavyweights visit South West in last bid for votes

With the General Election just days away two former party leaders were in the South West yesterday.
Lord Cameron was rallying Conservative voters in Gloucestershire while Labour’s Ed Miliband was in Cornwall.
The former Conservative Prime Minister was claiming Gloucestershire will run the risk of being ignored if Labour win a huge majority.
Lord Cameron was on a campaign visit to the city centre to support Richard Graham in his bid for re-election.
“If Labour get a landslide victory, Gloucester and Gloucestershire will be ignored, that’s the problem,” Lord Cameron said. “We don’t know whether these polls are right or wrong but the thing we do know is that if you turn up on Thursday and put your cross in the box of Richard Graham you will go on having the MP that has done a great job for this city and this area who will prevent it going backwards.”
Alex McIntyre, Labour’s candidate for Gloucester, said: “A Labour vote means change starts now.
“We will create wealth, cut NHS waiting lists, and restore economic stability. The Tory Party can’t deliver change , but Labour will. Together, we can stop the chaos and rebuild. Vote Labour on July 4 for the change Gloucester needs.
“David Cameron’s visit shows how out of touch the Tories are with Gloucester. Under 14 years of Conservative government we’ve seen NHS waiting times soar, ambulances haven’t arrived, schools have crumbled; and families around Gloucester have seen their bills rise.”
The former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband said his party would commit to investing in the South West through renewable energy.
The Shadow Secretary of State for climate change was visiting Kensa Heat Pumps in Truro.
He said: “The Conservatives have not had the industrial strategy to ensure we get the good jobs in places like Cornwall so local people can profit from renewable energy.”
“What Labour wants to do is cut people’s energy bills and that is what we are going to do with Great British Energy, our new publicly owned energy company.”
He continued: “By going for clean energy we can lower people’s bills, create good jobs at companies like Kensa and create a profit for Britain.
“Falmouth has got a real part to play, I know there are real issues that Falmouth has not been invested in.”