Boris Johnson said he would prefer to “let bodies pile high” than agree to a third lockdown. Hardly the ideal backdrop for a live TV debate.His four rivals - Nicola Sturgeon, Anas Sarwar, Willie Rennie and Patrick Harvie - looked like middleweights waiting to pounce on a flyweight.Host Krishnan Guru-Murthy landed a blow in the first few seconds by quizzing Ross on Johnson’s alleged comments.Sturgeon followed up with an attack on the “stench of sleaze” surrounding the Tory Government and she accused Ross of “hypocrisy”.When Ross interrupted her, she slapped him down: “Maybe if you listen you will learn something.”Sarwar described Johnson’s Government as the “biggest” threat to the Union while Harvie also had a kick.Ross was then confronted.
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