James Tweedie

Working for @ScotTories. That's mostly what I do in my spare time too. All tweets personal.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

'I'll stop SNP using nation's credit card.' Kemi vows she'll halt nationalist grandstanding... and rein in spending https://t.co/QXHlHbcI70

[Russell Findlay @RussellFindlay1]

📍East Lothian

Great day with Kemi Badenoch meeting a hard-working farming family who help feed our nation.

We will keep standing up for people across rural Scotland who feel neglected by the SNP and Labour.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

Andy Burnham should approve Jackdaw and Rosebank.

He should do it for the people of Aberdeen and hundreds of thousands more whose jobs and livelihoods depend on the North Sea.

He should do it for the families across Britain struggling with rising energy costs.

He should do it because energy security is national security.

It’s time to get Britain drilling again.

[Rachael Hamilton Scottish Borders @Rachael2Win]

There are spectrums of rape? What is he talking about? This is insulting to victims of rape and it’s incredibly dangerous to normalise a violent act. Do the Scottish Greens share Manivannan’s warped views?

[Russell Findlay @RussellFindlay1]

SNP and Labour hostility to North Sea oil and gas is a disaster for north east Scotland.

Thousands of jobs already lost and now this bombshell from BP. We need to get Britain drilling.

[Douglas Lumsden MP @DLumsden_MP]

If only we had a Scottish Government that supported new drilling and didn’t have a presumption against new Oil & Gas.

[Russell Findlay @RussellFindlay1]

This is William 'Basil' Burns.

He's the hitman who came to my home and threw sulphuric acid in my face in 2015.

He's due to be released from prison on Wednesday.

1/3

[Douglas Ross @Douglas4Moray]

.@DLumsden_MP
@ScotTories
@Conservatives

Record breakers!

[Harriet Cross MP @HarrietCross_MP]

Job done 💪

@Conservatives Gain 🔹

Aberdeen South @ScotTories blue 💙

[Matt Vickers MP @Matt_VickersMP]

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[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

While the Press will be focused on the battle for the Labour leadership and Conservatives celebrating our win in Aberdeen, there are two people I want to pay tribute to.

The first is @Winstamike who was an excellent candidate for us in Makerfield. He represented our party with grace, dignity and competence. The result was no reflection on him but on the circumstances of a peculiar by-election where the question was not “who would be the best representative?” but “should Andy Burnham challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership?”

The second is @j_cruickshanks whose valiant efforts in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry took us from 3rd behind Labour to 2nd place, increasing the Conservative vote share.

By-elections can be more intense than general elections because of the focus and scrutiny. I am proud of all our Conservative candidates this morning. Part of a strong, united team.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

This is a significant result, and I want to start by congratulating @DLumsden_MSP on becoming the new Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South and the newest Conservative MP!

Makerfield was about one man’s job.

Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs in oil and gas across our country and the future of an entire city.

Yesterday, the people of Aberdeen sent a message on behalf of the whole country. Energy security is national security. They know it is common sense to use our own oil and gas rather than importing it from overseas. They know it is madness to make ourselves poorer, weaker and more dependent at a time when even the government’s own intelligence says we are under threat. The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe. The Conservative Party will always put Britain’s security first.

What makes this result particularly significant is that many people who voted Conservative today have never voted Conservative before. I want to thank every one of them.

Many will have voted for us because they care deeply about Aberdeen and its future. Many will have voted for us because they are sick of the SNP’s shenanigans. Others because they are worried about what Labour’s policies mean for their jobs and livelihoods. Many voted for us because they wanted a strong local champion.

Douglas is that champion. He has lived in Aberdeen all his life. He spent two decades working in the oil and gas industry. He knows this city, he knows its people, and throughout this campaign he brought energy, optimism and a genuine belief in Aberdeen’s future. Wherever he went, he had a smile on his face and a positive message about what this great city can achieve.

The Conservative Party is working to earn the trust of the country again. I am grateful and humbled that Aberdeen looked at the choice before them and decided that the Conservative Party was the party that would fight for families, workers and business.

Thank you, Aberdeen. I will never stop fighting for you. Douglas will never stop fighting for you.

The Conservative Party will keep fighting for common sense, a stronger economy and a stronger country.

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

Congratulations to @DLumsden_MSP, the new Conservative MP for Aberdeen South!

[Andrew Bowie MP @AndrewBowie_MP]

Congratulations @j_cruickshanks! A great result finishing second in Arbroath. Reform third again.

A really, really good night for @ScotTories. With more to come. 💪

[Andrew Bowie MP @AndrewBowie_MP]

This is a win. A huge win. And should send shockwaves across the country that Kemi’s Conservatives can win. And not just win. Win big.

And send message, loud and clear, that Aberdeen is angry. Labour must now change course on oil and gas.

It’s time for a new direction.

[British Electoral Politics @electpoliticsuk]

BREAKING:

The Conservatives have gained Aberdeen South from the SNP.

[Harriet Cross MP @HarrietCross_MP]

This is a PHENOMENAL result for Douglas, @Conservatives and for the oil & gas sector.

This election was a referendum on Gov’s oil & gas policy.

Aberdeen has sent a massage could not be clearer…

👉 Back the oil & gas sector.
👉 Protect jobs.
👉 Get Britain Drilling Again.

[Douglas Lumsden MP @DLumsden_MP]

Today is your chance to send a message to Labour and the SNP👇

[Scottish Conservatives @ScotTories]

Today's by-election in Aberdeen South is a referendum on our oil and gas industry.

Vote for @DLumsden_MSP to beat the SNP, send Labour a message and save oil and gas jobs 🗳️🔵

[Douglas Lumsden MP @DLumsden_MP]

This is what today’s by-election is about 👇

Vote Scottish Conservative TODAY to beat the SNP and stand up for energy workers.