Ross reveals abuse 'is getting worse'

SCOTTISH Conservative leader Douglas Ross has spoken out about the "unacceptable" abuse he and his family face - revealing that the problem has become "significantly worse" in recent weeks.

The Tory said while he had gone into politics to try to help people in his local area, he did not believe his wife and children should "be worried about their own safety because of the job I do".

He told The Scotsman newspaper that he and his wife Krystle had "had to make our house a lot more secure".

And speaking about the issue on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said: "I do face a lot of abuse. I don't speak about this a lot, I'm not trying to get sympathy, I'm probably no different from any other senior politician.