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Scottish Conservative chief Russell Findlay joins us ahead of his party’s conference in Edinburgh this weekend.

He speaks candidly about his first year in the job and addresses Tory council defections to Reform.

We also hear exclusively about his party’s proposals for an emergency law to fast-track A9 dualling.

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Scottish Conservative chief Russell Findlay joins us ahead of his party’s conference in Edinburgh this weekend.

He speaks candidly about his first year in the job and addresses Tory council defections to Reform.

We also hear exclusively about his party’s proposals for an emergency law to fast-track A9 dualling.