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Douglas Ross refuses to back Boris Johnson to lead Tories into next General Election

Douglas Ross has refused to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lead the Tory party into the next General Election.

The Scottish Conservative party leader revealed there was "never a personal rift" between the pair after Ross demanded Johnson step down over the partygate scandal.

Ross was one of the first MPs to write to the 1922 Committee calling for a leadership race in the party, however last week he announced he was withdrawing his letter due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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