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Ruth Davidson Quotes

born 1978

Ruth Elizabeth Davidson (born 10 November 1978) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2020 to 2021. She served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow from 2011 to 2016 and for Edinburgh Central from 2016 to 2021.

Random Ruth Davidson quote

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I’m not sure the party would be happy with a drippingly wet, pro-immigrant lesbian Scot.

My plea to people in the room is: let’s use the kick up the backside the voters have given both the main parties, to really focus minds.

Plenty of genuine sexism & misogyny in politics. Don't need prominent women debasing the term to cover their own poor performance. Jeez.

We have a prime minister with one foot out the door and a leadership election which has split the party between cheerleaders for the frontrunner and anyone-but-the-frontrunner.

Any Conservative leadership candidate must put the Union first. Jeremy [Hunt] has done so and will get my vote.

I fear that having tried to be a good leader over the years, I have proved a poor daughter, sister, partner and friend. The party and my work has always come first, often at the expense of commitments to loved ones.

The advantages we gain from EU membership clearly and categorically outweigh any disadvantages that come with it. I campaigned for Scotland to stay part of a wider Union. And I believe Britain should stay part of a wider Union too.

You have to want it. And I don’t want to be prime minister. [. . .] I value my relationship and my mental health too much for it. I will not be a candidate.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ruth Davidson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.