Councillors banned from using the word 'Tories' in North Ayrshire council meetings
North Ayrshire meeting.But Councillor Gurney retaliated by pointing out the Scottish Conservatives official Twitter handle is actually @ScotTories.After raising a point of order in the meeting, Councillor Ferguson said: “It is a derogatory term and I would prefer if you call us by our appropriate name, which is the Conservatives or Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.”Hitting back, Councillor Gurney replied: “On [social] media, the handle for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party as chosen for them by their Westminster colleagues is ScotTories.”Chairing the meeting, Provost Ian Clarkson interrupted an argument between the pair.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features,