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Murdo Fraser MSP backs Liz Truss MP to become next Conservative Party leader and next Prime Minister

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Monday, 1 August, 2022
Murdo Fraser MSP

Murdo Fraser MSP has given his backing to Liz Truss MP to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister.

Nine Scottish Conservative MSPs have publicly pledged their support to the Foreign Secretary in her bid to win the leadership contest against Rishi Sunak.

Ms Truss has said she will not allow a second Scottish independence referendum to take place if she becomes Prime Minister. The nine Scottish Conservative MSPs who have backed Ms Truss have described her as a ‘heartfelt and passionate Unionist.’

Commenting, Murdo Fraser, who represents the Mid Scotland and Fife region, said: “I’m backing Liz Truss to be our next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister. Firstly, she has a great track record of delivering in every job she’s had in government, not least as Foreign Secretary, delivering trade deals to benefit businesses here in Scotland and across the UK.

“Secondly, she understands Scotland. She went to school in Paisley, she’s had great engagement with the Scottish Parliament and its committees, and with Scottish business during her time in government, and she knows what the UK Government has to do to make a positive case for the United Kingdom to keep our union together.

“And thirdly, she’s got the right ideas to take our country forward, to tackle the issues that really matter to people, including the rising cost of living.”

 

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Murdo Fraser was born in Inverness and studied law at Aberdeen University before practicing as a solicitor in Edinburgh. In the 1999 Scottish Parliament Election, Murdo stood as the Conservative candidate for North Tayside, and fought the constituency again at the 2001 General Election. He became a Member of the Scottish Parliament in August 2001 following the resignation of the previous List Member for Mid-Scotland and Fife, and was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2016 and 2021. Murdo was Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives from November 2005 to November 2011 and has served as spokesman on Education, Health, Economy and Finance. Murdo was delighted to be re-elected in 2021 and is now Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery.

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