Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader, told BBC Radio Scotland this morning that he thought
Boris Johnson told the truth. Asked if he thought Johnson was a truthful man, Ross replied: “Yes, and he’s dealing with the situation in Ukraine and he’s dealing with the situation at home here.”
But Ross admitted that Johnson claims about there being no parties at No 10 were not accurate. Asked if those comments were true, he replied:
Clearly not, because the Met police have decided that fixed penalty notices had to be issued.
Ross said that he supported Johnson staying in office because it would benefit Vladimir Putin if he were to go. Ross said:
Anything that would destabilise the UK government at this time would be a bonus to Vladimir Putin. He is indiscriminately killing innocent people and I will do nothing to support a war criminal like Putin.