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  • May.30.2018: Put NHS before tax cuts, Ruth Davidson warns Tories. The Conservatives have cut taxes far enough and must prioritise extra spending on the NHS, Ruth Davidson said last night. The Scottish Tory leader also repeated calls for Theresa May to drop her pledge to reduce net immigration below 100,000 a year. Ms Davidson’s address, “Building a stronger Britain”, sketched out reforms to education, housing and care as part of her vision as a “centre-ground Conservative”. Her decision to tackle a series of UK-wide issues will fuel speculation that the party’s leader in Scotland is preparing the ground for a role on the national stage. ... Francis Elliott, The Times.
  • Apr.18.2018: Ruth Davidson’s route to the Tory top job. Alice Thomson, The Times.
  • Oct.02.2017: Iain Dale’s 100 most influential people on the Right 2017. Leader, Scottish Conservatives. May’s position on Jun.09 was effectively saved by the election of 13 Tory MPs in Scotland, and that was largely down to Ruth Davidson’s almost single-handed revitalisation of the Scottish Conservative Party. There’s little doubt that if she had a Westminster seat she’d be seen as the natural successor to the leadership. However, she has been so vocal in being very anti-Brexit, one wonders whether the wider party would elect her if it came to it. She’s determined to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister, and who could honestly say there isn’t a chance of her pulling it off? Conservative Home, Iain Dale
  • Oct.03.2016: Iain Dale’s 100 most influential people on the Right. Leader, Scottish Conservatives. Last year we wrote: “Davidson has had a stonking year in charge of the Scottish Conservatives.” This year has been even better, as she led the Scottish Tories into second place in the May elections to the Scottish Parliament, something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Conservative Home, Iain Dale