Breaking: Scottish minister Ross resigns over Cummings affair

‘there remains aspects of the explanation which I have trouble with’

Moray Tory MP Douglas Ross has resigned from his position as a minister for Scotland in protest at Dominic Cummings’s excuses for his trips to and around the north-east, during lock-down and while suffering suspected coronavirus infection.

Mr Ross said that he was resigning because he was unhappy with ‘aspects of the explanation’:

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I haven't commented publicly on the situation with Dominic Cummings as I have waited to hear the full details. I welcome the statement to clarify matters, but there remains aspects of the explanation which I have trouble with. As a result I have resigned as a government Minister. pic.twitter.com/6yXLyMzItJ

— Douglas Ross MP (@Douglas4Moray) May 26, 2020

The move will massively increase pressure on Boris Johnson to sack the unrepentant Cummings for actions that have endangered the public by weakening the anti-coronavirus message. Will more front-benchers follow suit?

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