Douglas Ross has been branded a "fringe figure" after it emerged he will give his keynote speech at a side event at the Conservative party conference rather than on the main stage.
The Moray MP and Highlands and Islands MSP will address a Scottish Conservative Fringe event in Birmingham on Monday where he will argue for a "fair deal" for Scots who have been left behind by the SNP.
Labour 's shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray took aim at Ross saying he has been "left an absolute joke" ahead of his speech where he will propose to establish a National College of Scotland and to deliver a Rent to Own scheme.
