Senior Scottish Tories fear that Liz Truss’s “red meat” attacks on Nicola Sturgeon as an attention-seeker will alienate moderate voters, as Truss prepares to face Rishi Sunak in Perth [see footnote].
The lengthy contest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK Conservative leader and next prime minister enters its final phase on Tuesday with their only party hustings in Scotland; the Tories chose Perth, a city once seen as a Tory stronghold.
