Scottish Conservative leader to visit Ross-shire
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SCOTTISH Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson MSP will be in Ross-shire tomorrow (Friday) on a drive to target disaffected Lib Dem voters.
During her visit to the Highlands, Ms Davidson will be in Inverness, the Black Isle and Dingwall.
She will first visit Lifescan in Inverness, a medical company that makes blood glucose monitoring devices and is one of the biggest private employers in the Highlands.
The local Conservative candidate for Westminster, Edward Mountain, will then have a walk around Inverness to meet with constituents.
Later, Ms Davidson will be out campaigning in Ross, Skye and Lochaber with the local candidate Lindsay McCallum and attending a fundraising event in Dingwall in the evening.
Ms Davidson said: "I’m delighted to be visiting the Highlands to tell voters that at the election, the Scottish Conservatives offer a home for thousands of centre-ground voters who want to see a better, fairer country as part of the UK.
"I know many of the people who voted Liberal Democrat in the past and are now wondering how to cast their ballot.
"I want to show people during this campaign that we can offer them a new home.
"Like them, we want to see tax cuts starting with the lowest paid, which is why we want to increase the personal allowance still further.
"Like them, we want to see a more powerful Scottish Parliament, while protecting the United Kingdom.
"Like them, we want to ensure that a strong economy is used to help pull up all of society. And like them, we want to take power out of the central belt and return it to local communities.
"Despite all the difficulties, our two parties have found common ground over the last five years. To people who may have voted Liberal Democrat in the past, I hope they’ll now look to see who can best take forward that agenda of a more open, more prosperous Britain."
