THE Scottish Tories have failed to back calls in Holyrood for the Prime Minister to step down over partygate.
No Tory MSPs signed a motion that called on Boris Johnson to resign over allegedly attending a number of rule-breaking parties in Downing Street while the country was in lockdown.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross last week said he thinks the Prime Minister should resign but has failed to back cross-party calls in Holyrood.
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The motion, led by LibDem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, was backed by SNP and Labour representatives and noted a country’s leaders “have a duty to follow the same regulations they impose on the general public”.
It also stated the alleged rule-breaches “erode both trust in government and adherence to public health measures”.
The LibDem leader said the Prime Minister was treating the Tory MSPs “like suckers”.
Commissioner Cressida Dick has now confirmed that the Met Police is investigating parties held in Downing Street and Whitehall in breach of Covid rules.
Cole-Hamilton said Tory MSPs were “in hiding and hoping this goes away”.
The LibDem leader added: “While new mothers gave birth alone and families said goodbye to their loved ones on Zoom, the Prime Minister and his staff were living it up.
"Boris Johnson isn't sorry that he and his staff repeatedly broke the rules. He is just sad that he got caught.
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"I'm grateful to Scottish Labour and SNP MSPs for backing my motion. I had hoped that this would allow the parliament to speak in one voice in calling for the Prime Minister to step aside.
"I'm not surprised that the Scottish Conservatives are hiding and hoping this goes away. It must be quite embarrassing for their MSPs to have helped him become Prime Minister only to be treated like suckers. Boris Johnson’s lies have been plain to see for everyone else for years.
“Boris Johnson has dragged the British public through hell and back in recent months.
“Each news bulletin brings more pain for those who couldn’t say goodbye to their loved ones, those who went months without seeing their family, and all those who worked endless shifts on the Covid wards to save lives. They deserve justice. He must resign.”
A Scottish Conservatives spokesperson said: "We have made our position very clear on the Prime Minister. However, we won’t waste vital parliamentary time on an issue that isn’t within the Scottish Parliament’s remit, particularly when the SNP are failing Scotland on almost every level.
“Mr Cole-Hamilton is using Holyrood to play SNP-style political games instead of focusing on what Parliament should be about – protecting Scottish jobs, restoring Scotland’s schools and improving our public services.
“The Lib Dems are desperately trying to make themselves relevant by taking a page from the nationalist playbook.”
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