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Scottish Tory MP Douglas Ross has told football authorities he will no longer accept refereeing appointments when Parliament is sitting.Scottish Tory MP Douglas Ross has told football authorities he will no longer accept refereeing appointments when Parliament is sitting.
Mr Ross was criticised for missing a debate on Universal Credit to officiate at a Champions League match. It means he will not be in the running to officiate at next summer's World Cup in Russia.
Mr Ross was criticised for missing a debate on Universal Credit to run the line at a Champions League match.
He defended that decision in a letter to constituents saying he knew he would not be able to speak in the debate.He defended that decision in a letter to constituents saying he knew he would not be able to speak in the debate.
But the Moray MP said he recognised he could no longer balance his football job with his political one. But now, in a statement given to online community newspaper Inside Moray, the Moray MP said he recognised he could no longer balance his football job with his political one.
He said the decision meant he would no longer be in the running to officiate at next summer's World Cup in Russia. Earlier this month, the MP was in Spain for the Barcelona v Olympiakos game on the same day as the Universal Credit debate was held at Westminster.
Earlier this month, Mr Ross was in Spain for the Barcelona v Olympiakos game on the same day as the Universal Credit debate was held at Westminster.
Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to defend him after SNP MP John McNally raised the issue by brandishing a red card across the chamber.Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to defend him after SNP MP John McNally raised the issue by brandishing a red card across the chamber.
Mr Ross, a former MSP, was also criticised in November last year for missing a Scottish Parliament committee meeting to run the line in a Champions League match in Portugal.Mr Ross, a former MSP, was also criticised in November last year for missing a Scottish Parliament committee meeting to run the line in a Champions League match in Portugal.
It led to calls for him to stand down from his frontbench role as the Scottish Conservative's justice spokesman.It led to calls for him to stand down from his frontbench role as the Scottish Conservative's justice spokesman.
Mr Ross later went on to defeat the SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson at the general election in June.Mr Ross later went on to defeat the SNP's Westminster leader Angus Robertson at the general election in June.