Tory MSP refuses to deny that party is urging supporters to vote Labour

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A Scottish Conservative MSP has refused to deny that his party is urging its supporters to vote Labour at the general election.Shadow education secretary and central Scotland MSP Stephen Kerr said the Scottish electorate "know how to vote to get rid of this nationalist government".He added that he was "not aware" of any discussions between Scottish Labour and the Scottish Tories, but did not rule out the tactical voting plan.This comes after The Sunday Times reported that the Scottish Conservatives would urge its supporters to vote Labour in key constituencies in the general election to end SNP rule.

The Tories have reportedly invited their rivals to take part in tactical which would help unionist parties in rural areas while giving Labour support in the central belt.When asked on BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show about the plans, Kerr said: "I think it would be wrong to underestimate the sophistication of the Scottish electorate."I think they know exactly what they want, they know exactly how to vote."When pushed by presenter Martin Geissler if the Tories were going to try to manipulate voters, Kerr said: "Absolutely not interested in the word manipulation in any of it's forms."He continued: "What this is about is the priorities of the people of Scotland...

when it comes to voting, I think they'll know how to vote to get rid of this nationalist government."Although he refused to deny that the Tories had agreed a pact with Labour, Kerr added: "I'm not aware of any discussions that have ever been held with the Labour party about any of this."A Scottish Conservative source told The Sunday Times: “With the election of Humza Yousaf as SNP leader there is clearly an opportunity to end nationalist dominance at next year’s general