Ross, a qualified football referee, notably became the first minister to quit Johnson’s government in protest at the Dominic Cummings scandal. First published on Thu 30 Jul 2020 12.11 EDT. David Jackson Carlaw CBE (born 12 April 1959) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from February to July 2020. Leadership is a tough business and I’m sure his decision wasn’t easy.

“He’s always going to endure unflattering comparisons with Ruth. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. He was reappointed Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives in 2005. His unexpected departure, only five months after he was elected as Ruth Davidson’s successor, follows a spate of opinion polls giving Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National party a hefty lead, putting a fresh independence referendum firmly on the agenda. David Jackson Carlaw CBE (born 12 April 1959) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from February to July 2020. He has held various voluntary positions including National Chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives (1984/86), Chairman of Eastwood Conservatives (1988/92) and was appointed Vice, then Deputy Chairman of Scottish Conservatives by John Major (1992/98) and served again in 2005/06 when he was also on the UK Party Board. “Given the importance I attach to the job, I’ve therefore decided to stand down with immediate effect.”.

He was the Conservative candidate in the 1982 Queen's Park by-election, and in the 1983 general election in Glasgow Pollok. Jackson Carlaw, Scottish Conservative MSP for Eastwood I'm Jackson Carlaw and it's an honour to have been elected as the Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for Eastwood. Outside of politics, Jackson is interested in theatre generally and film. All rights reserved. [16], On 6 January 2020, Carlaw confirmed his candidacy for the February 2020 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election[17] and launched his campaign in Edinburgh on 15 January. Jackson Carlaw has resigned suddenly as the Scottish Conservative leader, claiming he is not the right person to lead his party into the forthcoming Holyrood elections. Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw is the latest to comment on Dr Catherine Calderwood's visit to her second home. Commenting against the decision, he maintained "the rise would unfairly hit working families and the elderly" and "will hit Eastwood residents hard".[12]. [11] He was the incumbent when Johnson called the 2019 general election, in which the party lost seven of their 13 seats from 2017 but held the remaining six. “The [pro-independence] polling and the election next year concentrated people’s minds.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers, PM’s former Scottish campaign manager had been accused of fondling genitals of Labour MP, Rebels fail to gain enough support to win no-confidence motion amid last-minute manoeuvring by party officials, Two MSPs seek official clarity on leadership election if Richard Leonard refuses to quit, Pressure to resign gathers momentum in build-up to Holyrood elections next May. [22] Carlaw won the election with 4,917 votes in his favour, as opposed to 1,581 for Ballantyne. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 2007, first as an additional member for the West Scotland region and later for the Eastwood constituency since 2016. He centred his campaign around how he could beat Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP in the next Scottish Parliament election and the local elections in 2022. Jackson Carlaw has resigned suddenly as the Scottish Conservative leader, claiming he is not the right person to lead his party into the forthcoming Holyrood elections. Ross held Moray in December, surviving when other Scottish Tories lost their seats to the SNP.

He previously served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019.
In 1997 Jackson spent the night of the general election on STV's election programme commenting as the party lost every seat in Scotland. 14/12/2019. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. In May 2016 he was finally able to complement this with an all-night stint on BBC Scotland's election programme as the Scottish Conservatives staged a recovery, winning 31 Holyrood seats and becoming the principal party of opposition in the Scottish Parliament. He is also a reasonable cook. [8] Carlaw finished third behind Ruth Davidson and Murdo Fraser. He reads extensively (biographies, historical and crime fiction being typical picks) and enjoys (light!) He was subsequently made Scottish Conservatives' Spokesperson for Health. With the next Holyrood elections due in May, the latest Panelbase poll put the SNP on 55%, with the Scottish Tories a distant second at 20%. Party sources said senior Scottish Tories had become increasingly critical of Carlaw’s leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing him of failing to hold Sturgeon to account and of tactical errors. In September 2018, Jackson became Interim Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, covering for Ruth Davidson whilst she was on maternity leave, taking up the role again in September 2019 when she stood down from the position. Jackson is married with two adult sons and now lives in Waterfoot in Eastwood. [1] He worked for 25 years as a car salesman and was joint head of FirstFord car dealership in the west of Scotland until it was placed into receivership in November 2002. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 2007, first as an additional member for the West Scotland region and later for the Eastwood constituency, since 2016. He was elected to the constituency of Eastwood in 2016, which had contested previously in 2003, 2007, and 2011, and following the election was made Spokesperson for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs. “That is all that matters.”. Outside of politics, Jackson is interested in theatre generally and film. First elected to Holyrood in 2007, Carlaw served as Davidson’s deputy for eight years before becoming interim leader after she quit suddenly last August. [7], In 2011, Carlaw stood as a candidate in the leadership election brought on by Annabel Goldie's resignation. Here you can find my latest news, campaigns and more about me, including how to contact my office.

[13], Carlaw served as acting leader of the Scottish Conservatives while leader Ruth Davidson was on maternity leave from September 2018 until May 2019. “Jackson Carlaw has been a tremendous servant to the Scottish Conservative party for more than four decades,” the prime minister said. James Comey's wife Patricia pleaded with him not to reveal damning reopening of FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server until after 2016 election, new book reveals
Three successive Panelbase polls put support for independence at 52%-54% – the highest on record. Carlaw became MSP for Eastwood in 2016, after defeating the incumbent Ken Macintosh. [5][6], Carlaw was unsuccessful as a candidate for Eastwood in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. Although no one has yet declared an intention to try to succeed Carlaw, other possible candidates include Murdo Fraser, a senior Tory who lost to Davidson in the 2011 Scottish leadership contest but has favoured splitting from the UK party, or Miles Briggs, the party’s health spokesman. Carlaw was raised in Newton Mearns and privately educated at The Glasgow Academy.

He previously served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019. We’ve crossed swords politically on many occasions, but worked constructively on some issues too - he has, eg, been a strong voice for women suffering mesh complications. He also promised to make the Scottish Conservatives more for the middle and working classes and continue to maintain the Scottish Conservatives as the main party of the Union. “As an activist, deputy chairman, deputy leader and leader, he has given his all and deserves our thanks for his efforts. In February 2017, Carlaw was appointed Deputy Convener of the Cross Party Group on End-of-life Choices.

Hours after a combative session at first minister’s questions, Carlaw issued a statement saying he had reached the “simple if painful conclusion” over the past few weeks that the Scottish Conservatives needed a new and better leader. Before becoming an MSP Jackson worked in the retail motor industry for 25 years and has been involved in the Conservative Party since his mid-teens when he joined locally in East Renfrewshire. He sat on the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee of the Scottish Parliament until mid-2018. [24], During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scottish Greens accused Carlaw in June 2020 of claiming an "outright falsehood" when he said the Scottish Parliament could be opened up quickly in order to hold the SNP government to account. He resigned the leadership in July 2020, stating he was not the person best placed to lead the party into the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. “It’s a bit like taking over Manchester United after Alex Ferguson quit,” the source said. One source said Carlaw suffered from negative comparisons with Davidson, who achieved legendary status in the Tory party after winning 13 Scottish Westminster seats in 2017 and making the Tories the second largest party at Holyrood.

Pundits and party insiders said the most obvious candidate to succeed Carlaw was Douglas Ross, the MP for Moray and a former regional MSP who served for a year at Holyrood before beating Angus Robertson, the then Westminster leader of the SNP, in Moray in the June 2017 snap general election. [28], Carlaw lives in Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire. During the campaign, he was hospitalised with appendicitis. [22] This gave Carlaw the position of favourite over his opponent Michelle Ballantyne. [23] He promised to provide a "clear, focused and ambitious alternative to the SNP". [29], Former Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, MSP for Eastwood, Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Spokesperson for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, February 2020 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election, "Jackson Carlaw: From car salesman to defender of the union", "Receivers at Firstford as takeover talks fail", "Mystery of lost paintings at collapsed firm Carlaw was director of car hire company", "Tory who told racist jokes appointed deputy chairman of Scottish party", "Devolution: Twenty years since Scotland's decisive vote", "Scottish Tories expect election revival – POLITICO", "Membership - European and External Relations Committee", "Tory leadership contender Jackson Carlaw is taken ill", "Ruth Davidson elected new Scottish Conservative leader", "New leader Ruth Davidson announces front bench team", "Scottish Tory leader u-turns on Brexit and says he'd now campaign for Leave", "Nicola Sturgeon warned Scots are 'sick to death' of her second referendum demands", "Interview: Scottish Tory deputy leader Jackson Carlaw on filling Ruth Davidson's shoes", "Results of the 2019 General Election in Scotland", "Scottish Conservatives must build on our progress and offer alternatives", "Ruth Davidson endorses Jackson Carlaw for Scottish Tory leadership", "Good piece by ⁦@Jackson_Carlaw⁩ - he's the right person to take ⁦@ScotTories⁩ forward as we focus on the 2021 Holyrood election", "Delighted that my friend @Jackson_Carlaw has formally announced he's running to lead the @ScotTories. Carlaw served as acting Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from September 2018 to May 2019 during Ruth Davidson's maternity leave and from August 2019 to February 2020 following Davidson's resignation as leader. I wish Jackson Carlaw all the best. [2] He was also a director of Wylies automotive services until it went into administration in February 2003. In a statement released late on Thursday, Carlaw said: “In the last few weeks, I have reached a simple if painful conclusion – that I am not, in the present circumstances, the person best placed to lead that case over these next vital months in Scottish politics prior to the Holyrood elections.


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