A SCOTTISH Tory MP has dismissed an incident when police were called to the flat Boris Johnson shares with his girlfriend as “a personal matter”.
Ross Thomson is one of four Conservative MPs in Scotland who has declared support for the former foreign secretary in the race to succeed Theresa May as Tory leader and Prime Minister.
The others are Colin Clark, Douglas Ross and Andrew Bowie.
In a TV interview yesterday Thomson was asked for his views on the argument Johnson had with his partner Carrie Symonds, in which police were called to the home they share in Camberwell, South London.
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Officers arrived after the couple were heard by neighbours having a “plate-smashing, screaming row”.
Symonds was heard to say “get off me” and “get out of my flat”, in the early hours of Friday, which prompted neighbours to call the police.
Thomson, who represents Aberdeen South, said: “This is from my point of view a personal matter for Boris, something which I’m not going to comment on. It doesn’t concern me.
“And I actually think the viewers and members who will be voting in this contest are more concerned about those issues, particularly since it is three years to the day since we voted to leave the European Union and we haven’t done that yet and Boris is the only candidate committing to ensuring that we do.”
Thomson went on to tell BBC Scotland’s Sunday Politics Johnson had “huge support” among the Tory grassroots and he was confident as the campaign progressed Johnson would demonstrate to party members “he was the best person to lead, deliver Brexit and unite the country”.
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The Brexiteer was also asked for his views on a poll published yesterday suggesting 53% of Scots would vote for independence if Johnson became PM.
He stated: “As usual, Nicola Sturgeon is using any opportunity to whip up support for her separatist agenda. The truth is that Boris Johnson is absolutely committed to not just protecting, but to strengthening our Union if he becomes PM.”
Johnson failed to answer questions about the incident at a hustings and yesterday his rival Jeremy Hunt said he should “engage properly”. Hunt told Sky News he was “not going to comment on Boris’ personal life”, adding: “That’s for others to make their judgements on. But what Boris needs to do is to engage properly in this leadership debate, not to shy away from the Sky News live debate that’s scheduled for Tuesday evening, which he’s been invited to [and] I’ve said I’m willing to go to.”
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