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Tories launching Euro manifesto Tories launch European manifesto
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The Scottish Conservatives are launching their European election campaign, with a pledge to make politicians more accountable. The Scottish Conservatives have made a pledge to "clean up" politics, at the launch of their Euro election campaign.
As the Westminster expenses row continues, the Tories will say they are the only British party to publish detailed expenses online. They said they were the only British party to publish detailed expenses online - and challenged political rivals to do the same.
The Scots Tories will also promise to cut the amount of red tape imposed by Europe on Scotland. The Conservatives also promised to cut the amount of red tape imposed by Europe on Scotland.
Scots voters will choose six MEPs in June, one fewer than previously. Scottish voters go to the polls to elect six MEPs in June, one fewer than in the last European Parliament.
They will launch the campaign in Peterhead - the UK's largest white fish port - with the slogan: "Don't let Labour off the hook." The Tories launched their campaign in Peterhead - the UK's largest white fish port - urging the public: "Don't let Labour off the hook."
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Party leader Annabel Goldie said: "These elections are a chance to vote for change. A change in Europe and a change at Westminster. Change in the way our politicians are accountable, and change in the way Europe affects our daily lives." Scottish leader Annabel Goldie urged Gordon Brown to "find his political bottle" and call a general election.
Scottish Tory European candidate, Struan Stevenson, said the Conservatives had the most transparent rules on MEP expenses of any British political party. She said: "We need long-term decisions on the economy not short-term panic measures, we need a leader who is in control not floundering from crisis to crisis, we need to restore trust in politicians and we need to give the people of Scotland a chance to have their say."
"Our MEPs publish their expenses in a right-to-know form on our website twice a year - the only British political party to publish this information." Scottish Tory European candidate Struan Stevenson added: "Conservatives want to see an end to the European gravy train.
He went on: "Conservative MEPs will do everything we can to protect the assault on jobs and the deluge of red tape being heaped on Scotland by Europe and supported by the other political parties." "We have consistently voted against an EU budget that is wasteful and we want to save at least £1bn in EU spending.
Voters will go to the polls to elect 736 MEPs in total, between 4 June and 7 June. "As MEPs, we must do our part to restore confidence in politics and politicians."