Fraser delivered blow as ‘backer’ pulls out of support list
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Alan Donnelly, Councillor in Aberdeen Council’s Torry and Ferryhill ward has asked for his name to be removed from a list of backers for Murdo Fraser’s bid for Leadership as he still remained ‘undecided’ on Fraser’s vision for the Scottish Conservatives.
Fraser’s campaign manager, Liz Smith MSP, said there had been a misunderstanding. “Mr Donnelly sent an e-mail in which he apologised for any confusion. He had previously implied that he was supportive of Murdo Fraser, but he wanted to keep his opinions until after the hustings. We gave him a guarantee that his name would be removed from the list.”
Donnelly said, “I think it is good that we are having a healthy debate among the party – all that is positive – but I am undeclared at this stage.”
This is the second blow for the Leadership hopeful following the Tory Hoose exit poll at the Inverness Leadership Hustings which saw Fraser finish last in the ‘Performance on the Podium’ battle.
