Scottish Tory campaigner slammed for supporting far-right French party

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A LEADING campaigner for the Scottish Tories has been exposed for supporting a far-right party in France...

John White, a former Scottish Tory candidate, shared a photo with the president of the anti-immigrant National Rally president, Jordan Bardella, who is in line to be the next prime minister of France.there are calls for the Tories to tackle extremists in their ranks after the link between the activist and National Rally were unveiled by the newspaper.

On June 9, during a trip to France, White posted a selfie with Bardella on the day of the European Parliament elections. White also previously clashed with Stephen Flynn on Question Time, with the SNP Westminster leader recognising him as a “prominent Conservative activist”. was also among those to hit out and said: “National Rally is a far-right extremist outfit, and we should all unite in rejecting it in the strongest terms.White confirmed to the Record he is a member of the Scottish Tories but disputed National Rally is a far-right party.

He also told the newspaper he never said he liked National Rally and added: “I congratulated Jordan Bardella.”Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?

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