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  • Posted by Anne Milton
  • 01 October 2007

Guildford MP Anne Milton files in the small hours from Blackpool where she's found her colleagues in buoyant mood

1am, later than I intended but always the way it goes, just end up meeting loads of people you havent seen for ages. Fantastic atmosphere here with the mood being very up beat - a general election - just bring it on! Doing 2 fringes tomorrow on mental health and safety in the NHS - late for speech writing but the night is yet young for conference goers! Blackpool giving us a super welcome as ever and sea looks fab. Should be doing this blog tomorrow after NHS speech - everyone, particularly those working in health so angry about Gov interference. Good to be here and getting on with it - wonder how soundly Gordon is sleeping?

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Anne Milton is MP for Guildford. She entered Parliament in 2005 having become involved in politics in the early nineties. Before that she worked as a nurse. She is married with four children.

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