A Renfrewshire councillor has defected from the Scottish Conservatives to join the Reform UK party.
Councillor Alec Leishman, who represents Ward 12 Erskine and Inchinnan, becomes the sixth Conservative councillor to move over to Reform. However, this is the first councillor in Renfrewshire.
Cllr Leishman said: “I am delighted to be joining Scotland’s fastest growing political movement, Reform UK, as its newest councillor representing Erskine and Inchinnan Ward on Renfrewshire Council.
“Scotland badly needs change.
“The SNP have failed our country with their narrow-minded obsession with independence but both Labour and the Conservatives have enabled them in their policy support in Holyrood.”
He added: “From net zero madness to woke gender ideology and policing free speech, the Holyrood bubble is proving how completely detached it is from Scotland’s communities.
“Reform UK is the new kids on the block but has an energised membership with real vision and leadership needed to break the endless cycle of decline that our country faces.
“I look forward to playing my role in creating a better Scotland were hard work pays, taxes are lower, schools are thriving, and local councils are once again at the heart of our community.”
Headline photo: Reform UK councillor Alec Leishman (photo is from November 2021 during Renfrewshire local elections)
Photo Credit: Alec Leishman
The fact Reform are taking on former Tory MP’s tells you all you need to know about Reform….
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