• Douglas Ross misses Commons vote to officiate at Champions League game • Previously criticised as MSP for missing meeting for Real Madrid match A Conservative who will miss a Commons vote on welfare policy on Wednesday night to officiate at a Champions League match is “doing a good job” in his role as both an MP and a referee, one of his colleagues has insisted. Tory MP Douglas Ross will not take part in a debate and vote on universal credit because he will be running the line at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona as the home side take on the Greek team Olympiacos. Continue reading...