DOUGLAS Ross has been criticised for remaining silent when a news presenter described Scotland as a “region” at the Conservative party…
Appearing on Breakfast with Kay Burley on Sky News, the Scottish Tory leader spoke about the Tories' chances in Scotland and how winning seats in the General Election was “crucial” for the party – without addressing the description.
Burley challenged: “But we’re not going to use it, are we? We’re going to be exporting it, or am I wrong?”When asked what percentage, the leader said he didn’t have the figures at hand, to then focus on jobs created in the North East by the approval of the oil field. Located 80 miles west of Shetland, Rosebank is the UK’s largest untapped oil field and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil.
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