Douglas Ross told to 'grow up' in fiery Scottish leaders' TV debate

Douglas Ross ’ party supports doubling the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week, but their Holyrood manifesto only commits them to the rise in 2025.

Ross said: “If it was possible for him to come up north of the border that would be great, but I’m not putting any pressure on him.” He added: “He is also leading the UK effort against a global pandemic and I think people understand in this strange election campaign in terms of the restrictions that we’ve all got to deal with, that it may not be as easy as for the Prime Minister to come.”The move came as Downing Street issued a joint statement from the British and Indian governments cancelling

Douglas Ross being in charge of the Scottish Tories. He said: “My politics and his are different.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon’s “bold promises” at elections turn out to amount to very little, Douglas Ross has said.As the SNP launched their election manifesto the Scottish Tory leader said that the last 14 years of SNP government had been a failure.Ross listed SNP policy failures as he prepared to promote postal votes to potential Tory voters.He told reporters: “Their promises have never been delivered.

Douglas Ross (Scottish Conservatives), Willie Rennie (Lib Dems) and Patrick Harvie (Scottish Greens) all went head-to-head against one another in a fiery debate on STV. It was the second time the candidates for First Minister got to quiz each other in the campaign.

Prince Philip on Friday. Candidates and their teams will be pounding the streets across Scotland delivering leaflets and speaking to voters about their concerns.

underway with party leaders and candidates pounding the streets to attempt to secure your vote. One of the highlights of the elections in recent years has been the introduction of TV debates.The five main political party leaders faced off against one another on March 30 in what was the first debate of the Holyrood election.

Tommy Wright has told John Hughes to stop whinging about referees and focus on his team. The Staggies manager launched a furious blast at officials as he backed his Hamilton counterpart Brian Rice in his assertion that so-called smaller clubs don't get decisions.

SNP, even if that was not a Tory.Ross made the comments during a BBC Scotland radio phone-in, after one caller said he was thinking of voting Labour because their candidate had a better chance of unseating the SNP MSP.Asked “should a Conservative vote for Labour, who have a chance of winning?”, the Tory leader replied: “I think, across the country, people should look at their individual constituency and vote for the strongest candidate, which in most cases is a Conservative candidate, to defeat

Ruth Davidson got top billing in the video, while Douglas Ross appeared after the half-way point.

blatantly unlawful decision". As well as being excluded from next week's TV debate - which will feature the leaders of the five parties currently represented at Holyrood - Galloway complained the channel was doing a one-to-one interview with Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister whose new Alba Party is running only on the regional list, as All for Unity is.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is opening up about her marriage.

Chicago actor attributes their long-lasting marriage to maintaining a strong connection."First of all, we have a lot of fun together." reveals about her marriage to Douglas. "My husband is 25 years older than me; that's not a secret… The constant is love and respect.

Catherine Zeta-Jones celebrated Easter Sunday with her followers on Instagram, sharing a sweet throwback snapshot of her and her "bunny", husband Michael Douglas.The Welsh actress, 51, posted a picture showing the couple stood together on a rooftop overlooking Jerusalem, with their arms wrapped around each other.She wrote: "Happy Easter! Remembering my time in Jerusalem today, with my bunny, oops sorry, my honey Michael." WATCH: Catherine Zeta Jones makes hilarious comment about Michael Douglas

Ruth Davidson’s mug appears on the front page of a Tory flyer while the part-time referee only appears inside.Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “Douglas Ross is used to spending time on the sidelines - but it’s now clear even his own party thinks he should be put on the subs bench.”It appears Ross is living in the shadow of high-profile Davidson, who also used to be leader but has quit the Scottish Parliament to take a seat in the House of Lords.A leaflet landing through

Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers. This time, the Glaswegian star has now taken the chance to have a little fun with the Scottish leaders’ debate held earlier this week.

campaign. SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took on her rivals in the BBC Scotland clash which took place just days into the campaign.

Nicola Sturgeon was joined by Anas Sarwar from Labour, Douglas Ross from the Scottish Conservatives, Willie Rennie from the Lib Dems and Lorna Slater of the Scottish Greens to be quizzed on the BBC.

party chiefs. The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be joined by Anas Sarwar from Labour, Douglas Ross from the Scottish Conservatives, Willie Rennie from the Lib Dems and Lorna Slater of the Scottish Greens.