The Scottish Conservative leader will seek the Tory nomination for the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat.
Douglas Ross’s decision to stand at the General Election is “straight out of the Farage playbook”, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has said.
“That raises profoundly big questions for the Conservatives and also their commitment to the north east.”She said the saga is a “new low” for Mr Ross and his party. He praised Mr Duguid, describing him as a “friend and colleague” who has “built a strong and impressive reputation as a champion for fishing and many other issues”.
“Douglas Ross will be our local candidate in this seat, where we will seek to beat the SNP and switch the focus away from their independence obsession and on to the issues that really matter.” “Notwithstanding this, and despite my having been adopted by our local members, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has informed me tonight that they have decided not to put me forward as their chosen candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.”
Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie was also critical of Mr Ross – insisting being an MSP is a full-time job.
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