Rishi Sunak said only the Scottish Conservatives have the "courage to stand up to the nationalists" as he launched the Scottish Tory manifesto.The Prime Minister said: "It's only Douglas (Ross) and his team that have been prepared to properly stand up to the SNP, standing against both Nicola Sturgeon's gender recognition reforms and the dangerous Hate Crime Act. It shows you that only the Scottish Conservatives have the courage to stand up to the nationalists."He added: "If the SNP win the major

Rishi Sunak said only the Scottish Conservatives have the "courage to stand up to the nationalists" as he launched the Scottish Tory manifesto.The Prime Minister said: "It's only Douglas (Ross) and his team that have been prepared to properly stand up to the SNP, standing against both Nicola Sturgeon's gender recognition reforms and the dangerous Hate Crime Act. It shows you that only the Scottish Conservatives have the courage to stand up to the nationalists."He added: "If the SNP win the majority of seats at this election, they will treat that as a mandate to carry on campaigning for independence for another five years. A vote for the Scottish Conservatives is a vote to put this issue to bed, to move past these tired and stale arguments and to go forward united and together."