Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has insisted he has not considered quitting after flip flopping on calls for Boris Johnson to quit.The MSP also denied he was “pathetic” after being roundly mocked over his partygate u-turn.
Ross had earlier this year led demands for the Prime Minister to quit over the scandal of Downing Street parties during lockdown.
Ahead of the Scottish Tory conference last month, he rescinded his quit call, citing Johnson’s role in the Ukraine crisis as a reason for him to stay.
However, with Johnson being fined over his attendance at an illegal party, Ross has been slammed by political opponents.Labour leader Keir Starmer yesterday turned up the heat by claiming Ross had been “rendered pathetic”.Mobbed by reporters at Holyrood, Ross was asked if he had considered resigning himself.He responded: “No.”Asked why not, he said: “I’ve taken a decision [on the PM] based on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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