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Ross declares general election will be ‘battle for the soul of Scotland’

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has declared that this year’s general election will be a “battle for the soul of Scotland”, as he urged pro-UK voters to unite behind his Conservative Party to defeat “dud” First Minister Humza Yousaf.

With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak having now confirmed the election will take place this year, Mr Ross told the Scottish Tory party conference the ballot “could not be more important”.

Mr Ross outlined five key pledges he said the Tories would focus

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