SDP spokesman Mev Brown insisted that with Ruth Davidson out of the picture as Scottish Tory leader it is now a great opportunity for another party to challenge Nicola Sturgeon’s Brexit rhetoric. In an interview with Express.co.uk, Mr Brown suggested part of the reason Ruth Davidson had resigned as Scottish Conservative Leader was due to her agreement with Ms Sturgeon on issues regarding Europe. He argued up until recently there was no voice or opposition to the Scottish Remain parties which ultimately resulted in Scotland as a whole voting to Remain.

The Scottish Democratic Party spokesman told Express.co.uk: “People have been buying the lines from the Remainers, all five Remain parties in Scotland.

“They have not had a political alternative, there was no political alternative until the Scottish Democratic Party formed earlier this month.

“We do have that opportunity to grab that ball and run with it.

“I am hypothesising here; the reason Ruth Davidson stood down is that she knew she agreed with Nicola Sturgeon on all things Europe.

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“If Nicola is basing her independence referendum on Scotland being dragged out of Europe, because it will be, allegedly.

“Ruth can’t deal with that, she would agree with Nicola on all things Europe.

“She is not the person, she is specifically not the person to lead that campaign.

“That means there is a great opportunity for the Scottish Democratic Party in Scotland.

During the interview, Mr Brown also insisted that Nicola Sturgeon had “marginalised” Scottish Brexiteers and manipulated the narrative.

He insisted that Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage’s unpopularity in Scotland ultimately played into the hands of Ms Sturgeon.

Mr Brown said: “There were a few problems with the EU referendum in Scotland.

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“Firstly we got almost no funding, I think we are talking hundreds rather than thousands of pounds.

“They spent absolutely no money in Scotland, beyond on that all the Scottish political establishment were campaigning to Remain in the European Union.

“We found that our campaign, the Social Democratic Party campaign, marginalised by that.

“Somebody would get a press release from Nicola Sturgeon and various other party leaders they would get the slot so we were marginalised.”

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