Kemi Badenoch hails Russell Findlay as ‘best person’ to be first minister

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch hailed Scottish Tory counterpart Russell Findlay, right, as a man of integrity (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Russell Findlay is the best person to be Scotland’s first minister, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said.

Mrs Badenoch was speaking as the Scottish Tories fell to fourth in a recent poll ahead of May’s Holyrood election, with a projection suggesting the party could win as few as 12 seats.