Findlay says he is ‘acutely conscious’ of danger posed by Farage’s party as he is confirmed as Douglas Ross successor

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Russell Findlay, the newly elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has said his party faces a significant threat from Reform in Scotland.

Findlay said the Scottish Tories had to listen to the tens of thousands of Tory voters who defected to Reform UK at the general election if his beleaguered party is to successfully mount a revival.