Douglas Ross has earned £100,200 on top of his MP's salary since the last general election in 2019.The Scottish Conservatives leader has declared 77 separate donations, gifts, payments and other benefits over the last three years - worth the highest total of any MP in Scotland.Ross has been repeatedly criticised by his political opponents for serving in both Holyrood and Westminster while also working part-time as a match official for the Scottish Football Association.The top Tory has also received several donations from members of the public - including £20,000 from oil services tycoon Alasdair Locke to support his leadership bid in 2020.The figures were revealed in the Westminster Accounts, a project by Sky News and Tortoise Media to shine a light on how money works in politics.MPs are required to report both their own direct financial interests and any donations that are received by their local constituency party to support their work or election.Ross ignored calls to resign his Westminster seat after he became leader of the Scottish Conservatives in 2020.But the Scots Tory leader has donated his Holyrood salary to a variety of charities and good causes in his Moray constituency in recent years.SNP MP Kirsty Blackman said: "Douglas Ross must be the only individual to hold four different jobs and be completely incompetent at all of them. "It simply isn't possible for one individual to carry out the full range of duties expected of an MP, MSP, party leader and referee.
It leads to crucial votes being missed, and constituents not represented. "It's time for the Prime Minister to deliver legislation that bans dark money donations, blocks MPs like Douglas Ross from holding additional jobs, and ensure tight restrictions and
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