Douglas Ross rips into Michael Matheson over iPad scandal as SNP STILL defend him
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- The Scottish Tories will seek to force Michael Matheson to resign in a vote next week, the party’s leader has said.
Douglas Ross accused the former health secretary of “deceit and abuse of trust” in the scandal over his near-£11,000 data roaming bill.
Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, Mr Ross hit out at the First Minister’s description of the process which recommended Mr Matheson be banned for 27 days and sacrifice 54 days of salary as “prejudicial”.
“That is incredible and indefensible by the First Minister,” Mr Ross said of Mr Swinney’s backing of his MSP.
“He told us when asking for our support to make him First Minister, he would be First Minister for all of Scotland.
“What Scotland is seeing is he’s a First Minister that backs his pals.”
- Contents of video: -
00:00 - Matheson misled parliament
03:24 - John Swinney defending the indefensible
07:45 - Vote of no confidence in Matheson called
11:23 - Matheson untruthful
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Grasping at straws and once again totally out of touch with the public. He’s my MP and he should resign
Who?
Watching him sitting in Parliament, he is without shame, or common decency.
No morals Matheson!!!
Grady the groper is still down in London?
Go figure
Get him sacked immediately.
If he hadn't broken the 11th commandment ( Thou shall not be found out) he would not have returned the Money - Swinney is an Idiot.
Swinney. Trying to defend the indefensible. Absolutely disgusting.
Just another example of the Scottish nasty party being dishonest
Just one of the reasons why the snp must go
Drossy Rossy first! The Toronic labradoodle of his English masters.
@@666Codpiece
In fairness to douglas ross he is doing his job. Do you think you or I would keep our jobs if we tried to claim £11k in expenses?
@@666Codpiece Ross has actually been quite impressive recently, he's doing his job holding these fraudsters to account.
Should not be there. Well said Ross
In the real world he would lose his job and very probably face court proceedings
False Claims = Embezzlement - Steal from your employer and it carries an automatic prison sentence whether you repay it or not.
Why isn’t he facing a police investigation?
He paid back 11k but received 13 k for losing his ministerial role.
So. Keeps his job plus 2 grand in pocket and a tiny suspension.
Swinney is another lying charlatan
Both should resign 😂😂
We the people would be jailed
Ross best politician in Scotland, but sadly nobody will vote for him.🥺
Good on Douglas Ross exposing the s.n.p. For years
He stole, then cheated, then lied. Sack him.
He lied three times in holyrood before he threw his kids under the bus
25 years and ruined Scotland
Hasn't learned to take responsibility in his 25 years. Westminster/Brexit repeated parrot fashion. Brexit was no handicap for Scotland, nor was it a signal for more " Independence " Crap and Westminster was "Better the Devil you know"
Matheson only paid ot because he got caught
The Tories don't pay anything at all in the numerous times they get caught out..
So, it's Westminster's fault. This FM is a joke. Time to get rid.
Typical SNP behaviour! No class or accountability, he only paid the money back when he was caught! Shameful
Beyond belief from Swinney. Would he defend a Tory had they done the same as Matheson? Well said Mr Ross.
Goodbye John Swinney next.
SNP above the law again! He fraudulently claimed that money and then LIED! Get him out. If this was a member of the public, they would have been jailed!
Well Done Douglas Ross MSP, keep up the pressure. Keep your foot on the accelerator.
Matheson should be accountable for his actions. The fact that Swinney is presenting him as a victim is just adding insult to injury to the Scottish taxpayer.
Brilliantly put Mr Ross, held his stance, despite interruptions and barrage from snidey Presiding Officer
The presiding officer cannot wait to slap down opposition parties. She is just an SNP puppet. Have Matheson or Swinney got their hand up her skirt??
@@philipallen-729 If they have, I hope they are wearing chain mail gloves, if the coupon is anything to go by.!!!!
She's biased.
Not a fan of Douglas Ross but he is 100% correct on this issue. Swinney doesn't seem to grasp that Mathieson only paid this back because he was caught, he would have happily pocketed the 11 grand if he hadn't been found out. Swinney needs to go as well
One of them has stolen £11,000 and should be in jail - the rest are stealing a wage and should be on the dole.
Their Westminster gravy train is going off the rails soon. 😂
Time to shut down SNP
Swinney , the leader and shining example of decorum, honesty and integrity, cannot see that Mathiesons actions were devious, untrustworthy and illegal. What planet is he on, that he defends the indefensible. No wonder Scotland is in a run. People getting paid handsomely for doing very little
Dr Honest John Swinney of no fixed bald heed. Tries to defend the indefensible. Well Done Douglas Ross MSP. Its time to remove the National Socialist Party of Scotland.
I don't give a damm what impact this has on his reputation, he did it and admitted it only because he got caught, he is officially untrustsble.
Exactly. His reputation is shredded because of HIS actions.
John Swinney is a joke. How he can defend , it’s disgusting and makes the Scottish Parliament a joke.
Isn’t it funny that he’s the msp for Falkirk, and the town centre is a dump, the pot holes in the Falkirk area are horrendous, Bo’ness swimming pool, local community centres , all closed because of a 62 million pound black hole in the local council’s budget, and he scams the public of of £11k….he should be in jail
Oh wow Bo"ness swimming pool is closed ? I was brought up in Bo"ness and that was about the only facility there was for young people - that really is shocking
How can Matheson sit there with no shame. John Swinney is a joke.
Swinney states the roaming costs were paid in full - ONLY WHEN IT BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE DID HE PAY UP !!!!!
Crime pays in Scottish politics
Who says crime doesn’t pay 😂
Anyone seen £600,000?
@@philipm06 and the rest .
@@philipm06why are you so bothered about the 600,000 are you a member of the snp as it was snp money where is the billions Wee dougie and his tory lot gave to their pals where is the 185 million for the green bridge that was never built ?
TOTALLY JACK.
The man tried to defraud the taxpayer of £ 11000. It is disgusting he still has a job. Why is he not in prison?
Took JS a while before he blamed Westminster. Guy actually thinks he is a leader. Backing a dis-honest guy is not what a leader would do.
Crooks
Theft is allowed with snp
they tell Ross off for campaigning and Swinney goes on a campaign rant
Absolutely spot on....Swinney and that apology for a presiding officer need run right out of Holyrood.
Every week we have to suffer her arrogance, while she let's SNP off with disgraceful comments and behaviour.
Well said Douglas Ross, more power to you.
Swinney showing his true colours. Proof if needed that despite what he claims, he IS just the continuity FM.
I was told by an accountant if you ever want to sack someone , go through their expenses.
Oh John the SNP has no integrity, you are trying to save a sinking ship, trying the smoking mirrors technique and failing. Well said Douglas Ross.
Get snp out please
Pathetic 😡😡😡😡😡
So basically its fine to try and steal, defraud etc. until you get caught. Then an apology is ok.
Swinney continually states that there has been no cost to the Public Purse, but that's only because Matheson was caught. For many months after submitting his £11000 expenses claim Matheson thought he had got away with it, and it was only when journalists brought the matter to light did anyone know of his actions. He made a claim, knowing full well that it was fraudulent. That is a crime, and paying back the monies does not absolve the culprit of guilt. I am astonished that this matter has not been reported to Police Scotland.
And still he sits arrogantly shaking his head.
Matheson should be in jail
Watching Matheson smug face absolutely disgusts me and to be told he's made mistakes is an insult to anyone with just 1 brain cell
They all support each other no matter what. Can someone call the police - Matheson claimed 11k of tax payers money before he was found out
austerity was not the cause of the very many failures of SNP projects it was stupidity, corruption and incompetence and as usual the public had to pay for it.
Yes, the stupidity, corruption and incompetence of the Westminster Tories.
The biggest cause was the snp and especially the sturgeon believing that they were above every other person in the WORLD. It seems so funny that the snp seem to know EVERYTHING that Westminster and its MP's do, yet they and especially sturgeon do not take minutes and forget what they want to forget.
how does he talk with a straight face when talking about integrity and honestly? Perhaps Swinney should resign?
Yes, I would have been sacked and know of people who made mistakes with expenses and were sacked.
Swinney, continuity swamp still goes on.
The continuity of the SNP FM continues!!
Sets a precedent in the Law Courts of Scotland, if you get caught and pay back what you stole no criminality. Swinney's comments are astonishing, he is not fit to be Scotland's FM.
Furthermore given SNP track record on lies, how do we actually know the 11K was paid? Was it out of the £13K he was given for losing his cabinet position?
Do this in any other job and it would be instant dismissal
No cost to public purse , only because he got caught , 😡
Try defrauding HMRC, the VAT Man, or the DWP out of eleven grand - chances are they won't send you to your Isle of Skye holiday home to chill-out for 27 days.
Me. Ross is growing into an accomplished and able leader of the Conservative party in Scotland
Matheson this was taxpayer's money John Sweeney should sack him honest John Sweeney dont make the people of Scotland laugh curupt party
An honorable and decent man would have resigned and admitted his poor judgment. This would stop the hurt for his kids and wife . Unfortunately he is not a decent or honorable man , there in lies the truth.
This is just another example of SNP unaccountability..
How damning that Swinney should adopt the moral high ground on this issue...he has just let the country know how dishonest SNP truly are and that WE the public should accept lies, deceit and thievery from public servants. Not for a minute will we accept your shoddy disgraceful governance and corrupt actions.
Shame on Swinney, and Matheson...
and shame on every SNP member who supports this disgusting party of no morals, no integrity, no honesty, no transparency, and no decency.
Hard to believe Mathieson is sitting there with the scathing comments from Douglas Ross. He cannot have any shame. Swinney is standing up for a MSP who lies and tries to steal funds. Insipid FM gets big clap.
Js in that post just looks like a rabbit caught in headlights
What a JOKE!
If you stole £11,000 from the company you work for they would phone the police and get you arrested for theft, i dont see any differance here so why is he not sitting in a prison cell?
Correct. He reached into the till and stole the money. When he was found out, he handed it back. This was not a mistake. He knew what he had done and lied about it.
He should be prosecuted.
Incredible that Swinney says there is no cost to the public, what about all the parliamentary time that has been spent on this, is there no cost/value to that? Clearly not. Amusing to see Swinney talking about bringing parliament into disrepute, he has an impressive brass neck. Matheson has brought the parliament into disrepute.
Swinney wont do nothing because he knows the next step is £600k from the public purse that his former boss, colleague and friend could not account for but most know where it went?
I will say this; if Douglas Ross was the leader of any other party, I would vote for him because he has integrity and he seems to work with Scotlands best interests at heart..
A new movie S.N.P SWINDLERS LIST
Like Rocky I II III IV V , etc, etc , etc
just like any other parliament you would struggle to find 5 honest competent MSPs in every political party in holyrood. the presiding officer is a waste of space they always come down on the side of government policy or they protect the government from criticism by shutting down critics. there should be a non political overseer given powers to stop MSPs from prevaricating,lying or refusing to answer questions by deflecting.
Integrity unbelievable
Who funded the enquiry???? Oh yes the taxpayer.
Integrity??????????? What a 🎈
he only paid the roaming charges because he got found out , if this didnt get brought to light the charges would not have been paid back
He should have be sacked, get the vote it...hope another out the door.
Job for the boys
The swamp gets endorsed then, end of.
he brought it all on his self he must gone .it looks like sturgine all over again thats my thoughts on this
What a TOTAL JOKE the snp make the tories look like angels,its totally shameful.
Unfortunately SNP and integrity don’t go together.
Why is Diane Abbot sitting behind Skeletor wearing white face...?
Will justice be done or swept under the carpet?
Liar liar liar
Integrity of the First Minister is a laugh.
Street justice for Michael Matheson has just been given the green light.
Anyone in a position to do so can feel free to deliver that justice any way they like.
That's fair, right?
Does anyone remember Jim Devine, Labour M.P. for Livingston, prosecuted for falsifying his expenses to the tune of £8,500 in 2008/2009 and jailed for 16 months.
Why not the same application of the law for everyone, particularly where they are an elected public servant ?
Go Douglas Ross 💙
Another First Minister making excuses for the inexcusable = INTEGRITY 😮😮😮 Forget it
I truly believe that if the Scottish public insists that we know everything that's on that I pad, he must surrender it, after all, he works for us, he must be made accountable
two word for this his stole
The we nodding woman at the back, anybody know what she does? Iv never heard her say anything,
Christine Graham....she's all about dogs and digging up Mary Queen of Scots to bring her remains to Scotland.
Another waste of space
That wee nodding dog is Christine Graeme, who has been lifting the salary for being a snp MSP (70k plus expenses) for the last 17 years.!!!!!!!
And the last time she spoke up (a couple of months ago), was to complain about the quality and the price of the food in the subsidised restaurant in Holyrood.!!!!!
You couldn't make it up.!!!!!
Feking appalling.!!!!
if i tried to defraud my employer for £11k they'd call the police.
Need. Election now
Swinney can campaign but Ross can't. No bias on the part of the presiding officer then.
My god nearly falling asleep every time john swinney starts to speak.😴😴😴
Brexit, thought it might be that.
Get his computer and see what the weird little perverts been up to
The fact that Swiney has allied himself with Mathewson shows that birds of a feather truly do flock together.
Look at the smirk on his wee snidey face
Please vote sensibly. No more power sharing political corrupt parties.
They shouldn't be spending time defending corruption.
Swinney is a total disgrace and also playing the old pals act I am sorry to say the SNP must go and have a look at themselves
No change then, same old SNP