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PROFILE: Douglas Ross MP, Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.

Koser Saeed
Koser Saeed
Journalist, Researcher, Editor, Spotlight Newspaper
05/08/2020
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Spotlight short profile on the newly appointed leader of the Scottish conservatives..

  • Ross is fervently pro-Union
  • In 2017, Ross remarked that if he could be Prime Minister for a day “without any repercussions”, he would “like to see tougher enforcement against Gypsy Travellers” 
  • Also in 2017, Ross was heavily criticised for missing a debate on Universal Credit due to his commitments as a football referee.
  • Was previously a member of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Was elected as a Cllr representing the Fochabers-Lhanbryde ward in Moray Council in 2007
  • In 2014, Ross was ousted from the council administration following the resignation of the council leader over a defeated school closure plans. Apparently, Ross opposed primary school closures at the time.
  • Ross served as ‘Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland’ for 6 months under Boris Johnson but resigned in protest in May 2020 after Johnson refused to ditch Dominic Cummings for breaking lockdown rules.
  • Became a member of the Scottish Parliament in 2016
  • Ross became MP for Moray in 2017, gaining a seat at Westminster.
  • Ross supported the UK remaining in the EU in the 2016 referendum but later switched to a pro-Brexit position and supported Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
  • August 2020, Ross becomes leader of the Scottish Conservatives.
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