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    • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
      Scotland
      Douglas Ross appointed new leader of Scottish Conservatives

      Moray MP will face test over growing support for independence in Scotland

      Douglas Ross was uncontested in the race to succeed his predecessor, Jackson Carlaw, who resigned in July
    • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
      Scottish National Party
      Battle within SNP over who will fight key Holyrood seat

      Joanna Cherry and Angus Robertson both talked about as potential future leaders of Scottish party

      SNP MP Joanna Cherry addresses the House of Commons, London, after parliament resumed business. 25th September 2019.
    • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
      Ruth Davidson’s PR side job condemned as ‘unethical’

      Ex-Scottish Conservative leader takes advisory role while still an MSP

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 29: Ruth Davidson addresses the media during her resignation speech at The Macdonald Hotel, Edinburgh on August 29, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruth Davidson has quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after 8 years, In a statement, she said it had been the "privilege of my life" to have led the party and "much had changed" both politically and personally. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)
    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      Millennials
      Companies must reconsider who it is they really serve

      Millennial workers and consumers are demanding more purpose beyond simply profit

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 29: Ruth Davidson addresses the media during her resignation speech at The Macdonald Hotel, Edinburgh on August 29, 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ruth Davidson has quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives after 8 years, In a statement, she said it had been the "privilege of my life" to have led the party and "much had changed" both politically and personally. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 29 August, 2019
      News in-depthConservative Party UK
      Ruth Davidson’s loss is a hammer blow to Scottish Conservatives 

      She managed to revive the party but that success may not survive her departure 

      File photo dated 29/04/15 of Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson driving a tank at Auchterhouse Country Sports as she takes her General Election campaign to Tayside. Ms Davidson has confirmed she is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday August 29, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Davidson. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
    • Thursday, 29 August, 2019
      Brexit
      Ruth Davidson quits as Scottish Tory leader citing ‘conflict’ on Brexit

      Boris Johnson suffers further blow as chief whip in Lords resigns over move to suspend parliament

      Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson during a press conference at Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh, following her announcement that she has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, saying holding the post had been the "privilege of my life". PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday August 29, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Davidson. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
    • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
      Conservative Party UK
      Ruth Davidson to quit as leader of Scottish Tories

      Party’s revival put in doubt by departure of charismatic politician uncomfortable with Johnson’s no-deal position

      File photo dated 04/05/19 of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who has said she will back Boris Johnson as Prime Minister - but will not give her support to a no-deal Brexit.
    • Monday, 29 July, 2019
      Brexit
      Frayed Union worries greet Boris Johnson on first visit to Scotland

      Tensions with SNP and fellow Tories as new PM comes to Remain-voting nation

      Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
    • Sunday, 28 July, 2019
      UK politics
      Sajid Javid to release over £1bn for no-deal Brexit planning

      Tory rebels prepare campaign to stop ‘crashing out’ of EU as PM offers funding to Scotland

      Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) flanked by Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid holds his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 25, 2019 - Britain's newly installed Prime Minister Boris Johnson held his first cabinet meeting today faced with the burning challenge of resolving the three-year Brexit crisis in three months. (Photo by Aaron CHOWN / POOL / AFP)AARON CHOWN/AFP/Getty Images
    • Wednesday, 12 June, 2019
      Conservative Party UK
      Sajid Javid launches Tory leadership shot with call for ‘new generation’

      Home secretary dismisses rival Johnson as ‘yesterday’s news’

      A button reading the name of Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid, is pinned on a jacket ahead of the launch of Javid's campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in London, Britain, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
    • Sunday, 9 June, 2019
      Conservative Party UK
      Ruth Davidson endorses Sajid Javid for party leadership

      Scottish Tory leader says son of Pakistani immigrant embodies the story of modern Britain

      Standing with Ruth Davidson (L), leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid (R) acknowledges the audience after addressing the Scottish Conservative party conference in Aberdeen on May 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Friday, 5 October, 2018
      UK politics opinion polls
      Salmond reignites Brexit question ahead of SNP conference

      Former first minister says party struggling to find political footing on leaving EU

      Pro-independence supporters march through Edinburgh, during the All Under One Banner march. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 6, 2018. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
    • Saturday, 15 September, 2018
      World
      Ruth Davidson rules out running for Conservative leader

      Scottish Tory leader cites history of mental illness in new memoirs

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson reacts during first minister's questions in the Scottish Parliament on September 6, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 6 September, 2018
      News in-depthScottish economy
      SNP faces biggest challenge since winning power decade ago

      Public satisfaction with services drops as Nicola Sturgeon unveils programme for government

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 04:First Minster Nicola Sturgeon sets out her programme for government at the Scottish Parliament on September 4, 2018 in Edinburgh,Scotland. The First Minister announced a dozen new pieces of legislation, which included mental health, the environment and sustainable growth in the economy. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      John Kay
      Scottish nationalists build their economic muscle to fight again for independence

      SNP ditches its wishlist in favour of credible plans for life outside the UK

      Artwork fro FTWeekend Comment - issue dated 02.06.18
    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      Britain after Brexit
      Scotland’s political leaders go softly, softly on Brexit

      Davidson and Sturgeon decline to seize initiative at crucial time in UK politics

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 31: Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson reacts during first minister's questions in the Scottish Parliament on March 31, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
    • Friday, 25 May, 2018
      Currencies
      SNP changes tack on economic case for independence

      Wilson report acknowledges greater fiscal challenges in splitting from UK

      The Sustainable Growth Commission chair Andrew Wilson outside the Scottish Parliament. An independent Scotland should keep the pound during a transition period after any future vote to leave the Union, the new report commissioned by the SNP will say. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday May 22, 2018. The Sustainable Growth Commission was set up to look at the future economic prospects of Scotland and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it will "restart the debate" about independence. The 354-page report, to be published in full on Friday, will outline that the pound should remain as Scotland's currency for a period of time after any break from the Union. See PA story POLITICS Scotland. Photo credit should read: Gordon Terris/The Herald/PA Wire
    • Friday, 25 May, 2018
      Sebastian Payne
      Reinvention will be much harder than the UK Tories think

      Reheated Cameron Conservatism will not woo voters away from Corbyn’s Labour

      Ruth Davidson and Michael Gove at the Onward launch at the House of Commons 21st May 2018
    • Tuesday, 22 May, 2018
      News in-depthBrexit
      UK Conservatives start to turn minds beyond Brexit trauma

      Party sets up think-tank Onward in the search for intellectual fuel for life after EU

      Ruth Davidson and Michael Gove at the Onward launch at the House of Commons 21st May 2018
    • Sunday, 20 May, 2018
      Brexit
      For the UK to survive, it needs to be less London-centric    

      More care and attention is needed to protect Britain’s other political union

      Tower Bridge and the museum warship HMS Belfast are seen at dusk in an aerial photograph from The View gallery at the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, in London January 8, 2013. The View, the public viewing deck accessible by high speed elevators on the 309 metre (1,013 feet) Shard building, opens on February 1. Picture taken January 8, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: TRAVEL CITYSCAPE) - LM1E91A0RL601
    • Thursday, 26 April, 2018
      World
      Scottish Conservatives leader announces pregnancy
    • Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
      David Torrance
      Tax changes set Scotland on a different course

      The SNP takes the higher tax road and ruptures the UK’s single fiscal territory

      EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 14: First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon answers questions during first minister's questions in the Scottish Parliament on December 14, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Derek Mackay Scotland's finance secretary is expected to confirm income tax rises for middle and higher earners when he unveils his draft budget this afternoon. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 14 December, 2017
      FT Magazine
      Where next for the Conservative party?

      Meet the ‘New Modernisers’ who believe they can steer the Tories to a brighter future

    • Friday, 8 December, 2017
      FT Books Essay
      Theresa May and the election that got away

      How did a campaign expected to produce huge gains for Britain’s Conservatives end with the party losing its majority?

      Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) attends a general election campaign meeting at a door manufacturer's company in Leeds, north-east England on May 9, 2017. Britain will vote in a general election on June 8. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Phil NOBLEPHIL NOBLE/AFP/Getty Images
    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2017
      Brexit
      DUP blames ‘late’ documents and ‘aggressive’ Irish govt for stumble in Brexit talks
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