The leader of the Scottish Conservatives and Central Edinburgh MSP, Ruth Davidson, will address the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
She will use the opportunity to back Theresa May, the Prime Minister. She is expected to say : “As we approach these crucial few weeks and months, we need to go back to our Conservative principles.
“The principles of country, of duty, of practicality and of delivery.
“The belief that every prudent act is based on accommodation and accord.
“That the best is the enemy of the good if it stops us improving the outcomes for the country.
“The attitude that listens, eyebrows raised, to ivory-towered schemes of the ideological puritan and replies: aye, right.
“It’s this practical, pragmatic and utterly Conservative approach that will get us through.
“Because, when the future of our country is at stake, it is essential.
“Here’s the truth: we can agree a Brexit deal under the Conservatives, or we can risk handing the keys of Downing Street to Jeremy Corbyn.
“I know which one I believe is in the national interest. I stand by the Prime Minister.”
The conference which began yesterday runs until 3 October,
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