Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross refuses to call for PM's resignation
Douglas Ross says Boris Johnson should remain as PM because of the ongoing war in Ukraine
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Ross said the behaviour was "unacceptable" and the public were right to be angry.SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford called the report "utterly damning", adding that Tory MPs should remove Boris Johnson from office if he did not resign.But Douglas Ross said if the PM was ousted, then it would take months to replace him, which would "destabilise the situation and only help Vladimir Putin".
Mr Ross added: "Deliberately misleading parliament, if he is found guilty of that, there is very little option… for the prime minister to continue after that. In total, 83 people have been fined by the Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown laws in Downing Street. He's still sticking by the prime minister, although he's said Boris Johnson would have little option but to resign if a separate Commons committee inquiry finds he's deliberately misled parliament.
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