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Ruth Davidson got top billing in the video, while Douglas Ross appeared after the half-way point.

The mums of two teenage girls who were horrifically attacked by bullies have met with the Scottish Parliament in their fight to tackle an epidemic of youth violence.

The SNP leader issued twitter rebuttal in response Tories labelling her “no-deal Nicola” online because of the SNP decision not to back the Tory Brexit deal.

Michelle Ballantyne said she no longer felt like she fitted within the Tory group at Holyrood and would now sit as an independent list MSP for the south of Scotland. She lost out to Jackson Carlaw at the Scottish Conservatives leadership contest in February after making a string of gaffes.Carlaw lasted only months in the job and resigned as leader in July, to be replaced by MP Douglas Ross.In a statement, Ballantyne said: "It is with great sadness that I have decided to resign today from the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.“That said, I recognise and respect the work Douglas, Ruth, and their team are putting in to re-shape the future of the Scottish Conservatives and the party’s position going forward.

Douglas Ross has accused Boris Johnson’s colleagues of “disinterest” in the Union and defeatism.MP Ross, who quit the UK Government over the Dominic Cummings scandal, said that some people who run the country treat the Union as an afterthought.The Moray MP took over as leader in August after the effective removal of Jackson Carlaw from the post.Senior party figures were worried about rising support for independence and believed Carlaw was making little impact.Recent opinion polls have also been disappointing for the Scottish Tories and indicate they could lose seats next year.In a speech today at a Scottish Tory fringe event at the UK party conference, Ross will criticise colleagues south of the border who he believes have written off

Douglas Ross says he has not spoken to or ever met Dominic Cummings since he resigned as a minister over the lockdown breaches by the Prime Minister's senior adviser. The new leader of the Scottish Conservatives resigned from the Scotland Office in May in protest at Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle in north-east England during the lockdown.

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Rangers vs St Mirren. The MP for Moray was elected as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives on Wednesday, succeeding Jackson Carlaw after running unopposed.

Douglas Ross could win the Scottish Tory leadership unopposed after a potential rival backed him.Right winger Michelle Ballantyne, who was tipped as a possible candidate, has supported Ross instead.She said: “I have confidence that Douglas is in tune with the membership and that he would work with activists to ensure that their voices are heard.”Ross quickly became the favourite for the job in the wake of MSP Jackson Carlaw’s shock resignation as leader.The Moray MP announced his leadership bid today and was backed by a string of party heavyweights.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our

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Scottish Conservative MSP has announced he will not be standing at next year's Holyrood election. Adam Tomkins, the party's spokesman on the constitution,  return full-time to his role as the John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow.

Nicola Sturgeon has denied the number of Covid-19 deaths in Scottish care homes is double the rate of elsewhere in the UK.

The SNP are calling for an investigation into Scottish Secretary Alister Jack after an article praising Scots Tory leader Jackson Carlaw was published on a Government website.

Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw has accused the BBC of not scrutinising the SNP Government properly.

Jackson Carlaw has told of his admiration for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon – as he revealed a radical battle plan to topple her from power.

Jackson Carlaw. Several pro-independence activists shared images of pre-planned demonstration on the A1 yesterday, with one hanging up a banner reading "Staycation - Keep Scotland Covid-Free ".

Covid-19 since quarantine legislation was passed by Holyrood a month ago. Health secretary Jeane Freeman today blamed an administrative delay which saw NHS staff unable to access the Home Office systems which log flight details - a situation described as "staggering" by Scots Tory leader Jackson Carlaw.

health. Party leaders including Tory Jackson Carlaw have been pushing on a return to schools from August.

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw has called on health chiefs to get on top of care home staff testing in Ayrshire.Mr Carlaw challenged Nicola Sturgeon on the matter at First Minister’s Questions after Sturgeon revealed only a fifth of staff had been routinely tested across the country.Scottish Government statistics reveal that across Scotland’s 14 health boards, only 11,195 care home staff have been tested out of an estimated 50,000 across the country.In NHS Ayrshire and Arran 689 care home staff had been tested up until June 7 – despite SNP Health Secretary Jeane Freeman promising last month that every care home worker would be routinely tested.And recent figures revealed only 67 staff members and 30 residents were tested on the

Scottish Government from the start of the coronavirus outbreak, say the Scottish Tories.

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw to back a cross-party campaign to extend the Brexit timetable and ensure a chaotic no deal is avoided. The Scottish Government this week published analysis highlighting the danger of ending the transition period in the midst of the pandemic.