A FORMER SNP MP who defected to the Tories has failed to win selection for an English seat at the upcoming General Election.
In October, Lisa Cameron – who was then the SNP MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow – announced her defection to the Conservative Party.
She claimed there had been a “toxic” culture in the SNP’s Westminster group and entirely reversed her previously expressed support for independence.
“To be honest with you, I feel absolutely exhausted by nationalism,” she said.
“I feel like Scotland’s exhausted by nationalism and all of our services are exhausted now. It’s become very divisive.”
Cameron had been in the running to become the Tory candidate in the English seat of Wokingham after veteran Tory politician John Redwood, who been the area’s MP since 1987, announced he would be stepping down.
The constituency has been held by the Conservatives since 1950.
However, Cameron’s bid to secure a place on the ballot paper failed after the party chose Lucy Demery to be the candidate instead.
The former SNP MP was eliminated in the first round.
It comes after the Scottish Conservatives failed to list Cameron amongst their MPs on their website more than three months after she defected to the party.
