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13.01.2022 - 17:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been told to “have a long lie down” after he accused the Scottish Conservative leader of being a “lightweight” in the party.
Leader of the Scottish Tories, Douglas Ross, said he disagreed with the criticism from Mr Rees-Mogg as a war of words erupted following calls for the Prime Minister to resign.
Ross said Boris Johnson must stand down after he admitted attending a drinks party in the Downing Street garden on May 20 2020 when the country was in lockdown.
But defending Johnson, the Leader of the House of Commons told the BBC’s Newsnight programme that the Scottish leader was “quite a lightweight figure” in the Conservative Party.
Asked about the comments, Ross said: “Jacob Rees-Mogg, as anyone, is entitled to their opinions. I don’t have to agree with them.”
Speaking before entering Holyrood’s debating chamber for FMQs, Ross added: “My message is I’m going to hold the First Minister to account and ensure that Scottish Conservatives continue to provide a real alternative here in Scotland.”
In a dig at Rees-Mogg, who was infamously photographed laid out horizontally on the House of Commons benches, Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene told him to “have a long lie down”.
The party’s justice spokesman at Holyrood said: “(Mr Rees-Mogg) should go and have a long lie down, maybe not in the House of Commons.”
When asked if he believes Douglas Ross is a lightweight, Greene said: “Not at all, he is a fine leader and he has my full support.”
Scottish Tory MSP Liz Smith also backed Mr Ross in the ongoing row, stating he was “certainly not” a lightweight and adding she still believed the Prime Minister’s position to be “untenable”.
She added: “I thought that was a very ill-advised remark from Jacob Rees-Mogg.”
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