Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf led the backlash against Tory MSP Adam Tomkins A SCOTTISH Tory MSP has been accused of being “ill at ease with democracy” after panning a Scottish council for recognising Palestine as a state. The row was sparked when the SNP-run local authority in Dundee backed the “largely symbolic” move in a vote. The city is twinned with Nablus in the West Bank and councillors heard from the Dundee Nablus Twinning Association, the Dundee Trades Union Council and Palestine’s ambassador to the UK before making their decision. Some 23 city representatives voted in favour, with three Tory members opposed – they instead backed an amendment which said it should be for UK Government diplomats to decide on recognising Palestine as a state.