Scottish Tory leader withdraws job offer to ‘adviser’ with ‘bizarre fantasy’ CV

Douglas Ross planned to hire figure who claimed to have worked for Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy

A political adviser about to take up a key role with Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has had his job offer withdrawn after his impressive CV was dismissed as a bizarre fantasy" by the New Labour figure he claimed was a previous employer.

Craig Paterson was due to start work with Ross next week but, after his track record as a special adviser to former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy was reported by the Times Scotland on Tuesday, questions swiftly emerged as most of those who had worked in that leadership team struggled to recall his name.