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Ruth Davidson optimism at Tory conference | Ruth Davidson optimism at Tory conference |
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The Conservatives will hit the Holyrood campaign trail with a "spring" in their step, Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has said. | |
She told a fringe event at the Conservative conference in Manchester the party will contest the election with a new generation of candidates. | |
Ms Davidson claimed the Tories had been invigorated by the independence "No" vote and general election success. | |
The Conservatives have only one Scottish MP but 15 MSPs at Holyrood. | The Conservatives have only one Scottish MP but 15 MSPs at Holyrood. |
Ms Davidson argued that Labour under Jeremy Corbyn was moving to the left, leaving her party as the only force to occupy the "moderate centre ground". | |
She said: "We are going into the Scottish Parliament elections with a spring in our step and that's partly because of the two campaigns we've just come through. | |
"During those, we looked like we were the only pro-union party who were actually enjoying themselves and knew what we were talking about. | "During those, we looked like we were the only pro-union party who were actually enjoying themselves and knew what we were talking about. |
"People saw us fighting for something we believed in, that we really meant, and they sat up and took notice. | "People saw us fighting for something we believed in, that we really meant, and they sat up and took notice. |
"After years of commentators writing us off, those two campaigns have put a sense of belief back in the Scottish Conservative soul." | "After years of commentators writing us off, those two campaigns have put a sense of belief back in the Scottish Conservative soul." |