Delighted to catch up with Tom Tugendhat earlier today. It is clear he has a positive vision to unite our party across the UK and importantly, he gets Scotland. With his strong record of service and commitment to our country, I believe he will make an excellent leader.

We must put forward a positive Conservative vision which champions common-sense, aspiration, opportunity and decency. That's what I've done. That's what I'll keep doing. Thank you to everyone who came to my campaign launch speech today 💙

Sorry I couldn’t manage to Russell Findlay MSP launch yesterday but these pictures show why I am backing him to be Scottish Conservatives leader. Full of smiles😀 And that was how he was on the doors during the election. Russell will be our No1 campaigner and lead from the front 👊

Totally agree with this piece. Now is not the time for navel gazing about internal party politics. We need a new leader with a vision for the whole of the country. And the ability to communicate that vision. Russell Findlay is the man for the job. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Scotland deserves so much better than the SNP and Labour. I'm in Edinburgh this morning to make the case for a stronger union and a stronger Scotland. From whisky to wind energy, I will always champion Scottish industry.

17 years of failure in Scotland. That’s the legacy of the SNP. That's what we need to change.

The union only succeeds if it succeeds as a whole. As Leader of the Conservative Party, I will always champion Scotland’s thriving industries. My interview in The Scotsman: scotsman.com/news/politics/…

It’s vitally important that we have a contest, not a coronation. That’s why I’m standing to change and to lead the Scottish Conservatives. Join our positive campaign today 👉 russellforchange.nationbuilder.com

The main thrust of Murdo’s campaign has been about giving more say to the members in running the party. Rather than promoting any actual policy ideas. But now he wants to give members no say in choosing the leader. Very strange.

Hugely appreciate winning the backing of my new Dumfries & Galloway MP colleague John Cooper, also a former journalist. 📰

As a member of LGBT+ Conservatives I find it really quite disturbing that a contender in Scottish Conservatives leadership contest seems to be so out of touch and stuck in the past. Curious to find out the views of his backers Liam Kerr Jamie Greene MSP Brian Whittle OLY

Big thanks to Andrew Bowie for coming up this afternoon to speak to our Highland Tory team. It was great to tell you all about my campaign in the Cromarty Firth Ward!

👉 When the Scottish Conservatives and industry leaders warned of the serious danger Labour posed to NE Scotland they weren't joking. 🥀 We're only a few months into this new government and already they're sacrificing the NE to the altar of ideological zealotry. scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/…

100 Associations. 5102.7 Miles travelled. This is just the start. Together we can rebuild trust, unite our party and defeat this Labour Government.

🚜 Great to celebrate Back British Farming Day! 🌾 We're lucky in North East Scotland to have some brilliant growers and producers, so let's make sure we give them our support! #BackBritishFarmingDay

I don't want the new generation of Conservatives to endure 13 years of Opposition as I did. I believe Tom Tugendhat has what it takes to win back public trust & lead us back into government

I've just submitted my ballot paper and voted for Russell Findlay MSP He has the drive, the ability and the passion to take Scottish Conservatives forward.

Bring it on, they’ve no plan! 👉They’re weak on the union. 👉Got no plan for oil & gas jobs. 👉Clueless on fishing and farming. Only Scottish Conservatives will stand up for North East Scotland!

Utter crap from a fringe party. No idea, no plan, and totally clueless.

Exactly. Reform made no effort in NE Scotland. They don't care! They only ly party that is seriously listening to then people that live and work here are the Scottish Conservatives.