Michelle Ballantyne said she no longer felt like she fitted within the Tory group at Holyrood and would now sit as an independent list MSP for the south of Scotland.
She lost out to Jackson Carlaw at the Scottish Conservatives leadership contest in February after making a string of gaffes.Carlaw lasted only months in the job and resigned as leader in July, to be replaced by MP Douglas Ross.In a statement, Ballantyne said: "It is with great sadness that I have decided to resign today from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.“That said, I recognise and respect the work Douglas, Ruth, and their team are putting in to re-shape the future of the Scottish Conservatives and the party’s position going forward.
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