Scots have six weeks to stop the SNP winning a majority in May’s election, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay will say today (Thursday).
Launching his party’s campaign in Edinburgh, Findlay will warn that John Swinney will press ahead with his plan to hold an independence referendum if the SNP win the election outright.
Swinney has repeatedly said that an SNP majority would be the ‘green light’ he needs to push for another referendum.
Findlay will say that such a scenario would mean Scotland’s economy and public services would again be cast aside in favour of the nationalists agitating relentlessly for another referendum.
Findlay will insist it is more important than ever for pro-UK voters to use their peach ballot paper to vote for the Scottish Conservatives, wherever they are in Scotland, to stop the SNP winning a majority.
Speaking ahead of the launch Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said: “John Swinney has made it clear that he will use an SNP majority on May 7th to push for another independence referendum.
“Recent polling suggests that he is on the brink of achieving that nightmare prospect. He is already boasting about winning a majority.
“But over the next six weeks, if Scots get behind the Scottish Conservatives, we can stop Swinney and his push to break up the United Kingdom.
“That is his lifelong ambition. He says he will use a majority to deploy his ‘secret plan’ to deliver independence.
“In the event of an SNP majority, he would cast aside Scotland’s economy and public services to relentlessly push for another referendum.
“MSPs in the next Parliament should be using all their energy to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, bring down people’s bills and grow Scotland’s economy.
“Yet John Swinney is prioritising another independence referendum above all else – despite knowing it is not a priority for the public.
“That is why in six weeks’ time it is more important than ever that pro-UK voters use their peach ballot paper to vote for the Scottish Conservatives, wherever they are in Scotland, to help stop an SNP majority.”