Boris Johnson has come under attack for calling Scottish devolution "a disaster north of the border". SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon criticised the Prime Minister after he told Conservative MPs on Monday devolution had been "Tony Blair's biggest mistake".
Douglas Ross, who leads the Conservatives in Scotland, insisted that "devolution has not been a disaster" in response to Mr Johnson's remarks on Monday.
Downing Street sources did not deny Mr Johnson made the comments, which were first reported by the Sun, during a discussion with the Northern Research Group of backbenchers.
But they insisted "the PM has always supported devolution", but "not when it's used by separatists and nationalists to break up the UK", with the context of his remarks
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