Former leader of Scottish Tories says PM’s CBI speech was ‘disrespectful’

Ruth Davidson has blasted the prime minister’s speech yesterday to the CBI as “disrespectful” and “chaotic”.

Davidson served as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and was the Leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2020 to May 2021.

She resigned her leadership of the Scottish Conservatives in 2019, upon Boris Johnson being elected party leader.

She wrote via Twitter yesterday evening:

Craig Oliver's analysis on @BBCNewsnight is right. The fundamental thing about today's speech is that it was disrespectful. British business deserves more than chaotic and unprepared boosterism. It needs to know government understands the current huge challenges and will help.

— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonPC) November 22, 2021