The SNP leader told Douglas Ross his 'lies about the police service simply will not wash here in Scotland'.
Humza Yousaf has been forced to apologise after he clashed with Douglas Ross over the Scottish Government’s record on policing and crime.
He stressed police numbers are higher than when the SNP came power, with officer numbers per head of population above those in both England and Wales. He then said he was “happy to apologise to anybody who has been offended by the post truths that have come from the Conservative Party and anybody who is offended by my remarks”.
Police officer numbers “have fallen by more than 700 since the creation of Police Scotland” in April 2013, Ross added.Police in the north east are also piloting an initiative which could see some crimes go investigated by officers, with Ross pressing the First Minister on this as he declared: “Humza Yousaf is a criminal’s dream.
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