David Cameron: Scottish Tories 'can do a lot better'

Published on Thursday 21 April 2011 12:28

PRIME Minister David Cameron has admitted that the Scottish Conservatives "can do a lot better" as he continued his visit to Scotland today.

Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Scotland, Mr Cameron said he was "optimistic" about the campaign but acknowledged that his party have room for improvement.

He said: "I am an optimist and I am a believer that if you show patience then actually you can perform better.

"In the end, the Scottish Conservatives can do a lot better because in the end I think the values that Scottish Conservatives hold, values of supporting families, believing in enterprise, and wanting more a dynamic private sector, of being fearfully proud of being Scottish, but also being passionate about our United Kingdom.

"I think those values are very widely shared in Scotland."

Mr Cameron also praised Annabel Goldie, who in an interview at the weekend signalled her intention to stay on as leader of the Scottish Tories in a bid to groom a younger colleague for the role.

He said: "We have got an excellent leader in Annabel Goldie. She performed brilliantly on the TV debates.

"I think people see in her the kind of gritty, realistic common sense that they want to see in their politics, and that's why I'm here to support her and the team."

Following his trip to Inverness yesterday to support the Conservatives' Holyrood election campaign, Mr Cameron today joined local candidate Ruth Davidson in Glasgow.

Former Tory candidate Malcolm Macaskill, who was on the Glasgow list, dropped out of the running in March and was replaced by Ms Davidson as the top choice for the party.

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