@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +Top Tories from across the UK today come out to back , saying she has the 'best plan' for protecting the Union.<br>Writing jointly in the Daily Mail, the trio of senior from Scotland, Wales and [https://dict.leo.org/?search=Northern%20Ireland Northern Ireland] hail the 's record and character.<br>Stephen Kerr, chief whip for the Scottish Conservative Group, Andrew Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Matthew Robinson, chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives, say Miss Truss is the candidate who can 'deliver for the whole country'.<br>They write: 'We have jointly concluded that Liz Truss has the best plan, character and understanding of our Union to be Prime Minister.<br> Top Tories from across the UK today come out to back Liz Truss (pictured on August 20 at Manchester Central Convention Complex), saying she has the 'best plan' for protecting the Union<br>'Liz's record on the Union is impeccable.<br><br>She grew up in Paisley and her affinity for our whole United Kingdom is clear in both her speech and her record.' <br>The Tories commend her record as trade [https://pixabay.com/images/search/secretary%20-/ secretary -] [https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=securing%20%27dozens securing 'dozens] of trade deals around the world that proved a huge boost to our regional economies' - and as Foreign Secretary where she has 'proved that the Union is at the top of her priority list by standing up to the EU'.<br>And they conclude: 'Ultimately we believe that Liz is the right person to take our Party and country forward because she is the best placed to bring what we need above all else - unity.'<br>Their comments come after former Northern Ireland First Minister Dame Arlene Foster said Miss Truss would be the best prime minister to counter 'threats to the Union'.<br> Stephen Kerr (pictured in 2021), chief whip for the Scottish Conservative Group, wrote 'Liz's record on the Union is impeccable'<br> RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share She said the Foreign Secretary had the 'determination and creativity to persuade voters who may be wondering what benefits the Union really brings to them'.<br>'Given ongoing threats to the Union, we need a prime minister with the determination and creativity to persuade voters who may be wondering what benefits the Union really brings to them,' she wrote in The Sunday Telegraph. <br>Yet polling guru [https://www.groundreport.com/?s=Sir%20John Sir John] Curtice said yesterday that neither candidate is likely to bring any 'immediate boost to support for the Union'.<br> Andrew [https://www.rtnewstoday.com/ RT News Today] Davies (pictured in 2015), leader of the Welsh Conservatives wrote jointly in the Mail with Stephen Kerr, chief whip for the Scottish [https://www.ft.com/search?q=Conservative Conservative] Group and Matthew Robinson, chairman of the Northern Ireland Conservatives<br> They write: 'We have jointly concluded that Liz Truss has the best plan, character and understanding of our Union to be Prime Minister.' Pictured is Matthew Robinson on August 17, Chairman of the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland <br>Writing in The Sunday Times, he said: 'Simply arguing that another referendum should not be held at all seems unlikely to win many converts.