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Scottish Secretary David Mundell told Scottish voters that by voting for Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson to be the next First Minister they would avoid a fresh vote on independence.

Mr Mundell also used his speech at the Tory Party conference to urge the SNP administration at Holyrood to work together with Westminster to get Scotland "Brexit-ready".

He also praised Prime Minister Theresa May for facing down Nicola Sturgeon's threats of a new independence poll, as well as accusing the SNP of running a constitutional campaign rather than focussing on issues such as education and the NHS.

He told party members: "Most Scots do not want to return to the old arguments they settled in 2014.

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