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Paul Hutcheon

Douglas Ross announces new Scottish Conservatives team after shadow cabinet reshuffle

Douglas Ross has appointed a new Shadow Cabinet after the Scottish Tories firmed up their hold on second place at Holyrood.

The party leader handed senior MSP Murdo Fraser the role of shadowing John Swinney on covid recovery and gave Glasgow MSP Annie Wells the health post.

Oliver Mundell, who quit the front bench last year, is the new Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.

Newly elected Stephen Kerr, a former MP, is chief whip and Ross' "reserve" at First Minister's Questions.

The Scottish Tories defied expectations at May’s election by returning 31 MSPs - the same number as in 2016.

With Nicola Sturgeon reshuffling her Cabinet, it was inevitable Ross would also rejig his top team.

Ross said: “Against the odds, the Scottish Conservatives produced our best Holyrood election result ever, winning 31 seats and 100,000 more votes than before.

“Our new team of MSPs is determined to improve the lives of people all over the country by focusing 100% on Scotland’s recovery and tackling the health and economic crisis we face.

“Our Shadow Cabinet will work constructively with other parties to get things done but we are equally ready to be a strong opposition and take the fight to the SNP from day one.

“They will drive forward at least 15 bills over the course of this parliamentary term as we start on the road to building Scotland’s real alternative to the SNP.”

The full team is as follows:

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