A council chief overseeing the recovery effort in Scottish communities devastated by floods complained the SNP government ignored her for two weeks while Humza Yousaf was publicly pledging his support.
Douglas Ross is facing more discontent from his Conservative MSPs after refusing to sack his health spokesman after he launched a bid to swap Holyrood for Westminster.In June the Scottish Tory leader faced an open revolt after sacking Stephen Kerr as education spokesman after he was selected for the