Tories Vow to Block SNP, Slash Bills

0:00It's April 7th. This is Europe News today, AI-powered stories from across the continent. Scottish Tory leader Russell Finley just dropped their election manifesto in Edinburgh, vowing to go all out to blog John Swinney and the SNP from. Grabbing a majority in the Holyrood vote on May 7th, he's dead set on stopping a second independence referendum, calling it a living nightmare that could drag Scotland back into chaos. Finley says the idea of another divisive vote terrifies him, and he's promising to pour everything he's got into breaking the SNP's grip. He claims their plan is the most comprehensive the party's ever put out for Holyrood, even joking it as exciting as the Artemis 2 launch. Pensioners are getting a big nod with a 500-pound tax break on their income, part of a push to slash household bills by up to 2,500 pounds. Finley argues hard-working retirees deserve it after years of Senp waste. To fund these cuts, the Tory's eye savings like restricting adult mental health benefits,

1:00adding a two-child cap on child payments, trimming foreign, aid, and axing free bus passes for asylum seekers plus closing Glasgow's safe drug room. They also pledge better schools, quicker GP slots, fixed roads, and more cops on the beat. This blueprint aims to get Scotland working again after nearly two decades of SNP stumbles, and painting a brighter path forward as the campaign heats up.