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A fifth contender vies for Scottish Tory leadership
Scottish Conservative Jamie Greene at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, June 23, 2021

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.

“The Scottish Conservatives have been a drifting ship surviving political storms, but I’ve had enough of the language of defeat.

“I want to fix politics, fix our party and fix Scotland.

“That means a radical shake-up of how we do things in Holyrood and a change in leadership style.

“The public are scunnered by politics and the endless, pointless grievance-mongering.”

Mr Greene entering the fray means that a sixth of the Tories’ Holyrood cohort are now in contention in the contest, which is due to be completed by the end of September.

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