Conservatives

Conservatives Aberdeen South Candidate: Douglas Lumsden BREXIT  The Conservatives want to “get Brexit done” by the end of January 2020 and negotiate a trade agreement with the EU next year. They refuse to extend the Brexit transition period beyond the year... More

Conservatives Aberdeen South Candidate: Douglas Lumsden BREXIT  The Conservatives want to “get Brexit done” by the end of January 2020 and negotiate a trade agreement with the EU next year. They refuse to extend the Brexit transition period beyond the year 2020. CRIME AND JUSTICE  The Conservatives want to recruit 20,000 more police officers and creat 10,000 more prison spaces. They want tougher sentencing for some violent and sex offenders and stop automatic halfway release for criminals who commit most serious crimes. The Conservatives also want to prevent foreign national offenders from entering the country and make it easier to stop and search those convicted of knife crime. ECONOMY AND TAX  The Conservatives want to raise the national insurance threshold to £9,500 next year which they hope to increase to £12,500. They also are against increasing the rates of income tax, national insurance and VAT. EDUCATION  The Conservatives want to increase spending on schools to level up fu Less