Election is a straight fight with Tories - Yousaf

The SNP leader is due to speak at a party event in Perth. He is expected to call on members to make Scotland #34;Tory free. It comes as a recent poll suggested the SNP and Labour are level with voters. In October last year, Labour defeated the SNP in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by election with a swing of 20.

4%. The SNP are in second place in the polls after Labour’s victory in the general election. The Tories are expected to win a majority of seats in the next general election in May. The SNP are also expected to take control of the Scottish Parliament for the first time since devolution.