Jamie Greene resignation exposes ‘nasty’ Tory leadership
Jamie Greene’s resignation from the Tory Party underlines the extreme and nasty direction that the current leadership has taken, says Scottish Green Co-Leader Patrick Harvie.
Over recent months the Tories have doubled down on anti-climate and anti-human rights policies.
Mr Harvie said:
“Jamie Greene is to be commended for his honesty in calling out the hard right, "nasty party" tendency of the current leadership of the Scottish Tories. It has become inevitable that this agenda would alienate people, and I doubt he will be the only person making this difficult decision.
“Jamie is a Conservative, and I'm sure that we will continue to disagree about many fundamental issues. But as the Tory Party abandons decency, abandons human rights, abandons climate action and embraces the values of the far right, I welcome the fact that those who want a less extremist form of politics are starting to speak up.”