Fury at 'dangerous' German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for claiming UK troops are helping Ukraine fire missiles at Russian forces - as Tories say he has 'facts wrong' and is giving Putin an excuse to 'escalate'

An extraordinary spat has erupted after Olaf Scholz declared he will not hand long-range Taurus missiles to Kyiv as it would require German troops to assist on the ground.

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