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| Ruth Davidson to outline Scotland in EU plan | |
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| The leader of the Scottish Conservatives is to spell out her "alternative plan for Scotland" in the wake of the Brexit vote. | |
| In a speech to an audience of foreign diplomats in London, Ruth Davidson will also say the UK must remain outward looking and not "turn in on itself". | |
| And she will say the country must remain a "beacon" for liberal, democratic values. | |
| Ms Davidson campaigned for a Remain vote ahead of June's referendum. | Ms Davidson campaigned for a Remain vote ahead of June's referendum. |
| She is due to say: "I fought for Britain to stay together in the Scottish referendum two years ago. I did so not just because of the bottom line but because I believe the United Kingdom is a force for good. | |
| "Now that we are leaving the European Union, more than ever, we must prove to you that we remain that same outward facing nation which wants to play our full part...which seeks to be a beacon for the values we share - of the rule of law, freedom and solidarity with one another. | "Now that we are leaving the European Union, more than ever, we must prove to you that we remain that same outward facing nation which wants to play our full part...which seeks to be a beacon for the values we share - of the rule of law, freedom and solidarity with one another. |
| "The structures behind our relationship will change over the coming years. I am confident that the nature of our friendship will not." | "The structures behind our relationship will change over the coming years. I am confident that the nature of our friendship will not." |
| Televised debate | Televised debate |
| The vast majority of her Scottish Conservative colleagues also backed the UK remaining in the EU, with Ms Davidson clashing with high-profile Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, who is now foreign secretary, in a televised debate ahead of the referendum. | The vast majority of her Scottish Conservative colleagues also backed the UK remaining in the EU, with Ms Davidson clashing with high-profile Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, who is now foreign secretary, in a televised debate ahead of the referendum. |
| Ms Davidson's party is currently the second largest in the Scottish Parliament behind the SNP, whose leader - Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon - has previously said a second independence referendum is "highly likely" after Scotland voted to Remain in the EU but the UK as a whole voted to leave. | |
| A spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said evidence was mounting of the "potentially huge damage Brexit threatens to jobs, investment and Scotland's economy". | |
| He added: "It is Ruth Davidson and her Tory colleagues who have created the problem but who also appear utterly clueless about how to fix it. | He added: "It is Ruth Davidson and her Tory colleagues who have created the problem but who also appear utterly clueless about how to fix it. |
| "As a start, perhaps Ms Davidson can answer the simple question that her boss the prime minister was unable to answer last week: does she believe the UK should continue in the single market - yes or no?" | "As a start, perhaps Ms Davidson can answer the simple question that her boss the prime minister was unable to answer last week: does she believe the UK should continue in the single market - yes or no?" |