Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross told the PA news agency that while none of his MSP colleagues had directly told him to resign, he felt he had to act based on what he had seen in the media.Mr Ross admitted the last few days had been "very challenging" for his party but he had to listen to concerns from fellow Tory MSPs.

Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross told the PA news agency that while none of his MSP colleagues had directly told him to resign, he felt he had to act based on what he had seen in the media.Mr Ross admitted the last few days had been "very challenging" for his party but he had to listen to concerns from fellow Tory MSPs.