Scottish independence would be 'economic disaster' claims Boris Johnson
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish independence would be an "economic disaster", Boris Johnson claimed yesterday while on a flying visit to Fife. The Prime Minister said the nationwide response to the coronavirus pandemic had proved how the UK had "benefited massively from the might of the UK Exchequer" which enabled furlough payments during lockdowns.
And Johnson also attempted to play down the fall-out with his Conservative colleagues in Scotland - and insisted Douglas Ross was doing a "very good job" leading the party north of the Border.But the PM faced ridicule yesterday from his political opponents by choosing not to meet with Ross or any other senior Scottish Conservative.
Johnson - who was visiting Rosyth dockyard - has faced repeated calls to resign from Tories north of the Border in the wake of the Partygate scandal.
Ross told the Prime Minister last month that numerous reports of social gatherings at No 10 during the height of lockdown meant hi position was no longer tenable – with Conservative MSPs agreeing.But the PM was branded a threat to the Union by Labour and faced questions over whether he has any authority left in Scotland.Johnson insisted that the response to the coronavirus pandemic has shown Scots that they are better as part of the UK."Just look at the experience of the last two years.
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