TORY CANDIDATES LIFT LID ON NEST OF VIPERS

TORY CANDIDATES LIFT LID ON NEST OF VIPERS

CONSERVATIVES CONSUMED IN “BITTER AND BLOODY” FEUD

The SNP has seized on further deep divisions within the Scottish
Conservatives after a leading candidate likened senior members of her
party to a “nest of vipers”.

In a damning critique, Tory candidate Heather Macleod, revealed the
“bitter and bloody” feud at the top of the Tories and said the party
still needed to “understand why it is not electable…it is becoming
more reactionary, rather than learning about how to become more
successful.”

Ms MacLeod’s claims follow the leaking of a damaging letter penned by
former Conservative candidate for Perth and North Perthshire, Douglas
Taylor, which outlines his many frank concerns about the state of the
current Tory party and its failure on key issues.

Commenting, SNP MP for Perth and North Perthshire, Pete Wishart said:

"It is behaviour like this that shows why at this election the SNP is
saying to voters don't just elect a politician, elect a local
champion.

“While the SNP focus on the peoples priorities, working hard to be a
champion on voters concerns, the Tories are consumed by bitter
internal backbiting and score settling shenanigans. It is no wonder
David Cameron’s conservatives are going nowhere in Scotland.

“Heather Macleod and Douglas Taylor have done us all a favour by
lifting the lid on the workings of their party. These devastating
critiques are hugely damaging for the Tories local campaigns and
painfully embarrassing for the party nationally.”