East Lothian has not benefited from Brown's first year as Prime Minister

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 27th Jun 2008

East Lothian has not benefited from Gordon Brown's leadership, claim local Liberal Democrats in a message to residents a year after the Prime Minister was ushered into Downing Street.

Labour MPs unanimously made Mr Brown party leader last year and today they will celebrate his first anniversary as Prime Minister.

But local Liberal Democrats are unhappy about Mr Brown's leadership and have argued strongly that East Lothian has failed to benefit from his year as Prime Minister.

Amy Rodger, Parliamentary Candidate for East Lothian, said, "Gordon Brown has been in office for a year and I am still looking for any significant improvements that can be attributed to him or his Labour lapdog in the county.

"Instead of the strong leadership claims Labour spun last year, we have endured months of dithering, indecision and a chaotic government under Prime Minister Brown. He seems more like a rabbit frozen in the headlights rather than a person giving leadership to the country.

"Thousands of local residents on low incomes continue to be worse off under Gordon Brown's 10p tax grab, despite the panic concessions last month. Thousands more are struggling to pay the bills as prices continue to soar.

"Many residents have told me they are anger as matters get worse under Gordon Brown rather than better. Labour have run out of ideas. It is time for the representation we deserve both in East Lothian and for the country."