Tory Leader's Holyrood Hints: No SNP, But Labour?

0:00It's March 30th. This is your news today, powered by AI, your European briefing. I'm Cory with the story. Scottish Tory leader Russell Finley just dodged a direct question on propping up Labour's Anna Tsarwar as First Minister. During a stop in Aberdeen with UK Tory head, Kimmy Botanok, he wouldn't rule out telling his MSPs to back Tsarwar for butthouse in the next parliament, but he drew a hard line, no support ever for Esni's John Swinney or any nationalist government. Finley stressed his top priority is grabbing every Tory vote and as many seats as possible come election day. He made it clear to reporters that fighting for conservative gains comes first, before any Kingmaking talk. Estimpy folks aren't buying the innocence. First Minister John Swinney shot down rumours of a Tory Labour pact at his campaign kickoff, calling it pure scare tactics. His campaign director Angus Robertson fired back, warning of a shady backroom deal that exposes Labour's real plans.

1:00This buzz highlights the tight math and holy root after the vote, where no party might dominate outright. Finley's open as fuel speculation on cross party maneuvers to block the Esnipee. As Scotland heads to the polls, these tactical hints could reshape power plays, keeping everyone guessing on who ends up calling the shots.