Rishi Sunak heads to Aberdeen as Labour calls for Scots to 'boot Tories out of power for good'

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Rishi Sunak will head to Aberdeen today to rally Scottish Conservative members as his party continues to slide in the polls.The Prime Minister is expected to address the Tory conference in the Granite City as pressure grows on him to confirm a date for the next general election.A recent survey of Scottish voting intentions suggested the Conservatives could face a 1997-style wipeout, leaving them with no MPs north of the Border.And a new poll out today found the party's vote share is now at its lowest level since Liz Truss was briefly prime minister in 2022.The Prime Minister is expected to use his speech to insist that only the Tories will protect and promote the North Sea oil industry.Speaking ahead of his visit, Sunak said: "Scotland has an abundance of ingenuity, talent and hard-working people, people who are at the core of our United Kingdom's success."That is why my government remains steadfast in its support of the 200,000 high quality UK jobs that depend on our North Sea oil, gas and energy sector."Ian Murray, the Shadow Scottish Secretary, said: "As Rishi Sunak makes a desperate trip north to rally the fragments of the Scottish Tory party, it is clear that the people of Scotland are ready to boot the Tories out of power for good."This chaotic and damaging government offers the people of Scotland nothing but more economic turmoil, incompetence and dangerous political brinkmanship."With Rishi Sunak joining Humza Yousaf and the SNP on the campaign trail to protect the enormous excess profits of oil and gas giants, it is clearer than ever that only Scottish Labour can deliver the change we need."The age of divisive Tory-SNP politics is over."At the general election Scotland doesn’t just need to send a message about