Lisa Cameron sensationally quit the SNP and defected to the Conservative party after facing deselection tonight
Scotland's First Minister is urging East Kilbride MP Lisa Cameron to resign following her shock defection to the Tories.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Mr Yousaf said: “She was elected on an SNP ticket not a Conservative ticket. The people of her constituency elected and wanted an SNP MP, and she’s decided to defect to the Tories.
Speaking to Lanarkshire Live, earlier today, Dr Cameron insisted: "I have always sought to serve all constituents across East Kilbride Strathaven and Lesmahagow no matter their views on constitutional issues and that will never change."Today's bombshell announcement comes after she revealed she suffered panic attacks and needed counselling over 'toxic and bullying' treatment from her Westminster colleagues.
Blasting her defection to the Tories, an East Kilbride SNP source said that Lisa Cameron's attacks in the press against her own colleagues and local members of the SNP "demonstrated her true character" and her decision to join the Tories just hours before the selection results "will come as no surprise".
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