“You know what, I think I’m going to be okay.” It’s become an article of faith at Westminster that most, perhaps all, of the 13 Conservative MPs elected in Scotland are doomed. It’s one that is reinforced by the gallows humour engaged in by many of their number.
But several Scottish Conservatives think that the party might do better than feared north of the border – and there are several reasons to think that they might be right.
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