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Is Russell Findlay the Kemi Badenoch of Scotland?

30 October 2024

3:00 AM

30 October 2024

3:00 AM

When Russell Findlay stood to be Scottish Conservative leader, he talked the familiar language of ‘change’. I predicted that this would translate to a rightwards shift for the party and his first major speech in the job confirms it. Findlay is not entirely comfortable with the ‘right wing’ label – he is a Tory, after all – but it is the readiest descriptor of the positions he is setting out.

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