The Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, has made a plea to Labour and Liberal Democrat voters to support his party in the upcoming election. Ross used his party’s conference in Aberdeen to take aim at first minister Humza Yousaf’s track record and to call for voters to unite behind the Scottish Conservatives. The Tories have not won a general election since 1955, and Ross hopes that a united front will help defeat the SNP. While the general election result will not determine who leads the Scottish government, Ross hopes to use it to “send Humza Yousaf packing.”
Ross highlighted the recent revelations from the UK Covid inquiry, which showed the first minister admitting to “winging it,” despite most people already being aware of this. He referred to Yousaf’s previous roles as transport secretary, justice secretary, and health secretary, claiming he had failed in each of these. Ross stated that only the SNP would reward someone for failing upwards. During his speech, Ross also stressed the importance of supporting North Sea industries in their transition towards greener energy in the future.
On Friday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attended the Scottish Conservative conference and expressed his confidence in the party’s ability to make gains in Scotland at the next general election. Despite recent polling indicating a drop in support for the party, Sunak said that they remained positive about the response of voters on the doorstep. The Prime Minister vowed to continue supporting the North Sea industries during the transition to greener energy, but refused to comment on whether his government would raise or extend the windfall tax on energy companies. He accused the SNP of “virtue signalling” about the future of oil and gas, while Labour opposes the windfall tax.
Furthermore, he did not provide any new policy details regarding his plans for dealing with extremists trying to undermine the country’s “multi-faith democracy.” The event held outside the Downing Street is usually for major announcements. However, the conservatives’ main focus is to unite people behind them to beat the SNP in the upcoming election.
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