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Tory leadership hopeful Meghan Gallacher has insisted she will not back Murdo Fraser's doomed coronation bidThe former deputy leader rejected the idea that she could join the so-called Gang of Four in trying to stitch-up the leadership contest. She said the battle to become the new Tory leader was now 'definitely' going to be between the three remaining candidates, which include frontrunner Russell Findlay. And Ms Gallacher pledged to strengthen bonds with the UK party rather than follow Mr Fraser's plan to review its structure and constitution in Scotland. On Thursday, Mr Fraser was accused of a 'stitch-up' after three fellow candidates dropped out to join his campaign, and he called for it to be a coronation.

The Scottish Conservative leadership contest descended into chaos yesterday after the party's deputy leader resigned over 'deeply troubling' allegations about Douglas Ross. Meghan Gallacher quit after the leader was accused of secretly plotting for a year to secure a new Westminster seat while publicly insisting he was devoted to Holyrood.

Meghan Gallacher has resigned as the deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives amid concerns the party's leadership contest could be at risk following reports about the alleged conduct of Douglas Ross in relation to the General Election. Ms Gallacher, one of six MSPs in the race to replace Mr Ross as leader, said she is unable to continue in her role due to the potential 'reputation' risk to the party. In a statement on social media site X, Ms Gallacher said she was 'deeply troubled' by reports in the Telegraph that current leader Mr Ross allegedly asked Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey Tory candidate Kathleen Robertson if he could replace her in July 2023 - a claim he has denied. Ms Gallacher's intervention throws the leadership contest into turmoil after four of the other candidates - Murdo Fraser, Brian Whittle, Liam Kerr and Jamie Greene - wrote to the party to demand 'serious questions' be answered over the allegations.

IN A dozen seats across Scotland, there will be a straight fight between the Conservatives and the SNP. In these key battlegrounds, the Tories are telling voters that they can help to end the independence cause for good, while the SNP's central message in each area is they can help to make Scotland 'Tory-free'. In the first in a series of profiles of each of the key contests, our Scottish Political Editor MICHAEL BLACKLEY looks at the four seats in the North-East of Scotland where the Tories believe they can beat the SNP.