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Are the Scottish Tories facing a civil war?

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Uh oh. All is not well within the Scottish Conservative party and just days before polling day, senior figures have dubbed the election campaign ‘the most inept [and] shambolic’ in the party’s history – called for a clear-out of the party hierarchy. Good heavens.

Senior party figures have told the Times that Scottish Tory candidates have been ‘badly let down’ by ‘disastrous errors from the top’. One MSP blasting campaigning efforts said that ‘no one involved in the leadership of the campaign should ever be allowed near one again’. Another party insider echoed the sentiment, saying:

The main focus for now is getting as many candidates over the line as we can… There will be plenty of time after the election to digest and unpick where responsibility lies for whatever the outcome is this Thursday. It is absolutely essential that whatever happens next is not rushed, is forensic and accepts that more of the same simply won’t cut it.

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