Annabel Goldie to address UK Conference tomorrow: Scottish Conservatives will always act in the national interest, never the nationalist interest

Tomorrow (Wednesday 6th October 2010), Annabel Goldie MSP, Scottish Conservative Leader, will address the UK Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

She will say:

"Last week, Alex Salmond joined me and other party leaders in Scotland to make a joint factual submission to the Strategic Defence Review about Scotland's proud contribution to Britain's defences. And that submission, which we met Liam Fox to discuss, presents a powerful argument for the Scottish defence industry.

"But that submission also lays bare a very inconvenient truth for Alex Salmond. Because one fact underpins that document. It is this: Scotland would not have one single defence job if we were independent. Not one. We only have these defence jobs because we are part of the United Kingdom.

"Be in no doubt that the Scottish Conservatives will always act in the national interest, never the nationalist interest."

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