Cole-Hamilton: Next UK Conservative leader will not stand up for Scotland 

Speaking ahead of the result of the UK Conservative Party leader, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

“No matter who takes over as Conservative leader, neither has anything to offer people in Scotland. One is a candidate who believes maternity pay is excessive; the other is a candidate who has publicly backed Donald Trump. Whoever wins, it will represent a huge and retrograde lurch to something more extreme. 

“I know that there are Scottish voters out there who were persuaded by Ruth Davidson but who barely recognise the Conservative Party today. They will be looking for a new home now. 

“Scottish Liberal Democrats won more seats than the Scottish Conservatives at the last election and we recently scored an amazing by-election victory in their heartlands of rural Perthshire. In huge swathes of Scotland, we’ve shown that we’re best placed to beat the SNP. Only we have a plan to bring down NHS waiting lists, get a fair deal for carers, help struggling pensioners, lift up Scottish education and grow our economy.”