JAMIE GREENE has entered the contest to lead the Scottish Tories, declaring a “radical shake-up” is needed to “fix politics, fix our party and fix Scotland.”

The West of Scotland MSP joins Liam Kerr, Russell Findlay, Brian Whittle and Meghan Gallacher in seeking to succeed Douglas Ross, who was forced to resign after deselecting a seriously ill colleague in the recent general election in order to claim the candidacy — and the subsequent loss of the seat — for himself.

Announcing his tilt at the party leadership, Mr Greene said: “Twenty-five years into devolution, I think Holyrood has let down a generation of young Scots.