DOUGLAS Ross has repeatedly refused to say Boris Johnson is an asset to the Scottish Tories.

The Moray MP was asked three times to state that the Prime Minister provided a boost for the Conservatives north of the Border.

He told ITV: “The Prime Minister is the Prime Minister of the whole of the United Kingdom and his positive vision to level up all parts, all nations, and the whole of the United Kingdom is a positive message I think we can take forward into the election next year.

“We see on the ground, day in day out, with the borderlands growth deal and city and region growth deals the length and breadth of the country, investment by the UK Government, working with the Scottish Government, and that's the message I think people want to hear.”

 

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The Scottish Tory leader was asked twice more to say explicitly that the Prime Minister was an asset to his party, but refused.

He added: “I'm the one on the ballot paper. I'm the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party. We have unique policies here in Scotland, compared to other parts of the United Kingdom, and it's our policies, our platform and our team we're taking to the electorate next May.”

Recent polling has shown Johnson is disliked in Scotland more than he is in any other part of the UK.

A Panelbase survey, carried out for Business for Scotland last month, revealed that 52% of Scottish voters said the Tory leader made it "more likely" that they would back Yes in indyref2.