Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will meet for the first time tomorrow since the MP entered Downing Street.
24.10.2022 - 17:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The SNP has made a renewed demand for a general election after Rishi Sunak was today crowned the latest leader of the Conservative party.
Ian Blackford, the Nationalist leader at Westminster, insisted the former chancellor had "no mandate" from the public to take charge of the country.
Sunak won a vote of Conservative MPs to replace Liz Truss in Downing Street and will officially become Prime Minister once he meets the King.
The Tories have burned through two leaders since winning the last general election in 2019. Boris Johnson was forced to resign in June in the wake of Partygate while Liz Truss lasted barely a month in charge before announcing her departure last week.
Blackford said: "The Tories cannot be allowed to impose a third Prime Minister without a general election - voters must get a say and the SNP is determined to ensure they do.
"The Tory government had no mandate to trash the UK economy with its disastrous budget. And it has no mandate to install yet another leader who will impose devastating austerity cuts - making households pay through their teeth for Tory mistakes.
"No one voted for this. The only reason the Tories are running scared of democracy is because they fear the verdict of the people. There's no better indication of that than the polling in Scotland, which shows voting SNP could wipe the Tories out completely.
"The decisions that are made in the weeks and months ahead will be hugely significant and will impact the economy, public services and household budgets for years to come. Voters must get a say on what course they want to take - instead of having damaging decisions imposed against our will.
"The SNP will continue to put maximum pressure on Tory MPs to hold an election. And, I've written to
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