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Scottish Tory manifesto branded ‘desperate last gasp of an irrelevant party’ following launch
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the launch of the Scottish Conservative party's General Election manifesto at the Apex Grassmarket Hotel in Edinburgh, June 24, 2024

THE Scottish Tory manifesto was branded the “desperate last gasp of an irrelevant party” following its launch in Edinburgh today.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made the journey north of the border to join the outgoing Scottish leader of his party, Douglas Ross, as they made their pitch to cling to power.

Introducing the PM, Mr Ross stated his party had a “laser-like focus on the real priorities of the Scottish public,” before outlining plans to recruit 1,000 more police and GPs, and eliminate the intermediate 21p income tax rate levied by the Scottish government — plans which no prime minister since devolution can deliver.

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