FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has said he is not surprised by Lisa Cameron's defection to the Tories.
MP announced her decision to move across the benches on Thursday morning, ahead of an expected announcement that she had not been selected by her local branch to contest her current East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow seat, which she has held since 2015.First Minister's wife describes 'nightmare' of parents trapped in Gaza
“For me, Lisa Cameron by her own admission was facing a very difficult selection contest and now we know why.“Lisa Cameron should do the honourable thing and step down. It would be the right thing to do.”cross the floor to the Conservative and Unionist Party betrays the fact that she probably never believed in the cause in the first place.”
Cameron had threatened to quit and trigger a by-election if she was not selected by the party to stand but instead moved over to the Tory benches. Douglas Ross claimed she had"realised that her former party is hopelessly divided under Humza Yousaf and incapable of focusing on the real priorities of the Scottish people".We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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