Rishi Sunak will elude Holyrood to implement key policies if he becomes prime minister because “we cannot trust the SNP to act in the best interests of the Scottish people,” said his leading Scottish Conservative supporter.
Writing for The timesAndrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, said the former chancellor played a key role in “leveling” UK funds being handed over to councils to an extent overlooked by the Scottish Parliament and allowed Whitehall to invest directly in communities.
In Scotland, some £ 20 million was awarded to West Dunbartonshire in the first round for a number of projects, such as the refurbishment of the Artizan shopping center and the transformation of its oldest building into a library and museum.
Applications for the second round of