SNP can kick Tories out of 'every seat in Scotland', Swinney to say in campaign speech
dailyrecord.co.ukJohn Swinney will say the SNP can kick the Conservatives out of “every seat in Scotland” as he campaigns ahead of the General Election.
The First Minister will on Monday campaign for votes in Dumfries, which is part of Scottish Secretary Alister Jack’s Dumfries and Galloway seat.Elsewhere, the Liberal Democrats will be launching their Scottish campaign.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will be in Falkirk, the constituency represented by former Scottish Health Secretary Michael Matheson at Holyrood.The Tories won six Scottish seats at the last General Election, with the SNP’s Lisa Cameron later crossing the floor to join the Conservatives.Mr Swinney said: “In every seat the Tories currently hold, the SNP is the challenger and the only party who can defeat them – that is why I am urging people in Scotland to unite by voting SNP, meaning we cannot just remove the Tories from Downing Street, but kick them out of every seat in Scotland.“They have shown disdain for Scotland every step of the way – and none more so than Alister Jack.
He has sought to undermine the right to take decisions in Scotland and has been a cheerleader for Tory austerity and Brexit under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.“He exemplifies the complete disdain the Westminster establishment feels for the people of Scotland.
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