Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has claimed the SNP has “failed rural and island communities” on health , as he campaigned in his former constituency. Mr Ross, who is stepping down from Westminster at the General Election , said the SNP government had overseen a “postcode lottery” in Holyrood with more GP surgery closures happening in remote and island communities than in central belt ones. He told a media briefing on Saturday morning that it was “emotional” to stand down from his Moray seat, as he campaigned in the town of Burghead for his party.
Mr Ross said a “lot of key seats” in the election were “a straight choice between the Scottish Conservatives and the SNP” and claimed that Labour and the SNP had “very similar policies”. The MSP for Highlands and Islands said: “I don’t think anyone can honestly say that the SNP, their remaining representatives in rural areas or the Government as a whole, have done enough for rural Scotland . READ MORE: Police assess new complaint over Matheson's iPad bill Low Emission Zones go live in Edinburgh and Aberdeen today “The SNP have absolutely turned their backs on these areas.
“They have ignored them for far too long, and they continue to ignore them and no amount of refreshes, reboots and restarts is changing that.” He added: “The SNP have failed rural and island communities, in particular with respect to health. “The shortage of teachers across Scotland, again, is a more significant probl.
