Liz Truss has ruled out allowing a second Scottish independence referendum during a Tory hustings in Perth.Ms Truss - who describes herself as a "child of the union" due to spending part of her childhood in Paisley - challenged the Scottish Government to improve its record rather than seeking another vote."If I am elected as prime minister, I will not allow another independence referendum," she said to applause from the crowd at Perth Concert Hall.

Liz Truss has ruled out allowing a second Scottish independence referendum during a Tory hustings in Perth.Ms Truss - who describes herself as a "child of the union" due to spending part of her childhood in Paisley - challenged the Scottish Government to improve its record rather than seeking another vote."If I am elected as prime minister, I will not allow another independence referendum," she said to applause from the crowd at Perth Concert Hall.