BORIS Johnson has come under fire after he appeared to get Douglas Ross's name wrong in the Commons. 

During PMQs, it has been suggested that the Prime Minister referred to the Scottish Conservative party leader as "Murray Ross".

In a question to Johnson, Ian Blackford claimed Ross “doesn’t even have the courage to put himself before the voters in a Scottish constituency”.

He said: “We know that Tory leaders in Scotland have a habit of dodging democracy. Baroness Davidson is fleeing the House of Lords and the current Tory leader is too feart to stand in a constituency. No wonder this morning’s Daily Record declared that the Scottish Tories have exposed themselves as shameless, as nasty and just plain daft.

“They are led by a man so devoid of imagination that when asked what he would do if he was Prime Minister for a day replied, ‘I would like to see tougher enforcement against gypsy travellers’. Does the Prime Minister really have confidence in a Scottish Tory leader who doesn’t even have the courage to put himself before the voters in a Scottish constituency?

“The Scottish Tory leader is also seeking a place in the Scottish Parliament but is refusing to step down as an MP.

"So as his boss, will the Prime Minister order the member for Moray to resign his seat, avoid a dual mandate and save the taxpayer £175,000, or are dual mandates one more Tory policy where they think greed is good?”

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Responding, the PM claimed the Ross was doing an “excellent job”, but also referred to him as “The Member for 'Murray and Ross'."

He said: “[Ross] is doing an excellent job of holding the SNP to account for their manifold failings not least on education, failing to deliver on crime, failing in my view to deliver for the people of Scotland, so caught up as they are in their desire for independence and another referendum for separation.

“[Blackford] represents a party that’s so devoid of imagination that it can’t come up with any workable solutions to help the people of Scotland improve their education, improve the fight against crime, cut taxes in Scotland where they’re the highest in the whole of the UK.”

“All they can talk about is a referendum to break up the UK… it’s twice he hasn’t mentioned it, maybe he’s getting nervous of singing that particular song.”

The move was criticised by SNP MP Drew Hendry who said: "'Murray Ross.' Interesting way for Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to distance himself from the Tory shambles in Scotland. To be fair, he probably has genuinely forgotten who is doing his bidding here, he has so little interest."

Later in PMQs Johnson refused to confirm or deny rumours that veterans’ funding is to be cut.

The SNP’s Dave Doogan said: “Will the Prime Minister follow the SNP’s lead and assure the House today that he will not allow this cut to UK funding for veterans?”

Johnson replied: “Not only was this the first government to create a veterans’ minister specifically with the charge of looking after veterans, not only have we invested in them, but we have also taken steps to protect our armed forces veterans from vexatious litigation pursued by lefty lawyers – the kind sitting not a million miles from me today – who pursue them long after they have served Queen and country and where no new evidence has been provided.

“We tried to protect them, we have protected them, and that party voted against it.”