A SCOTLAND Office adviser has reportedly won the selection to contest Alister Jack’s seat for the Conservatives at the next election.
John Cooper, who currently works as a special adviser to the Scottish Secretary, has been selected as the Tory candidate for Dumfries and Galloway at the next election, according to the selections-watcher Michael Crick.
The Scottish Secretary is stepping down at the next election and Crick reported on his “Tomorrow’s MPs” Twitter account that Cooper saw off challenges from Ella Robertson McKay and Rebecca Fraser for the nomination.
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According to policymogul.com, Cooper is a media adviser for the Scottish Secretary and previously worked as an associate editor of the Scottish Daily Mail and before that as the joint deputy editor of Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail.
Politico reported that a John Cooper has donated £28,000 to Jack’s “campaign fund” since April 2018 – but that the Tory MP’s office said this was a different person with the same name.
The Scotland Office was approached for comment.
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