Scottish Tories to split from UK party if Boris Johnson becomes leader.

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Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson will declare independence from her UK party if Boris Johnson becomes its leader, The Courier can reveal.

The prospect of Mr Johnson replacing David Cameron as Prime Minister after Thursday’s EU referendum is causing such concern in the Scottish top team that breaking away, in a move which would mirror Murdo Fraser’s leadership campaign tactic, is seen as a viable option.

The Mid Scotland and Fife MSP was defeated in the 2011 contest to take charge of the party after proposing the Scottish Conservatives must be replaced with a new right wing group.

A source close to Ms Davidson said: “If Boris becomes leader we’ll do a Murdo. We’ll have to break off.”


By Kieran Andrews.
Culled from The Courier.