Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in North Queensferry on Tuesday where he unveiled the Scottish Conservative manifesto.
Mr Johnson was introduced to members of the party by interim Scottish leader Jackson Carlaw, who wasted no time in joking about first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s appearance on the Andrew Neil interview which took place on Monday night.
Mr Carlaw said the Tories will oppose a second referendum on independence.
He said “Nicola’s nationalist army” had fulminated over issues about flags on strawberries and weather maps on the BBC.
The manifesto has promised £3.3 billion in Barnett consequentials should they return a majority government.
The Barnett formula is a mechanism used by the Treasury in the UK to automatically adjust the amounts of public expenditure allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to reflect changes in spending levels allocated to public services in England, England and Wales or Great Britain, as appropriate.
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The party has promised to continue the roll-out of Universal Credit.
On the prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence, Mr Johnson said Jeremy Corbyn was not “tough enough” to say no to Nicola Sturgeon.
Mr Johnson said he did not want an election at Christmas, while thanking members of the party for their campaign work.
Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw said: “This election is a chance to insist on change. To insist that for once Nicola Sturgeon listens. To insist on something better.”
“We did it before, remember: two years ago, 13 Scottish Conservative MPs were elected. Within days, the SNP’s referendum plans beat a hasty retreat.”
“This December, we get the chance to tell Nicola Sturgeon again. Tell her again: no to a second referendum. Tell her again: get on with the job we pay you to do. Tell her again: let’s get Scotland moving.”
