Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross has accused Nicola Sturgeon of “insulting” his party’s voters with her comments, prompting the Scottish secretary Alister Jack to say he was “absolutely right to call it out”.

The First Minister was criticised over nature of her attack but says she was referring to Conservative policies of the party.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross asked Alister Jack: “Does the secretary of state agree with me that language is also really important and when the First Minster said that she detests the Tories – and the cheers coming from the SNP – she is insulting hundreds and thousands of Scottish Conservative voters when she should be representing the whole of Scotland as First Minister?”

Mr Jack replied: “Of course I agree with (him).

Douglas Ross accuses Nicola Sturgeon of “insulting” voters as Alister Jack accuses SNP of wanting to destroy devolution