Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross BORIS Johnson will reject any request by the newly-elected Scottish Government to hold a second referendum in the new parliamentary term, Douglas Ross has said. The Scottish Conservative leader made the comments in a briefing with political journalists this afternoon after the SNP won the election and a record fourth term in government. Together with the Scottish Greens, there will 72 pro-Yes MSPs in the new Scottish Parliament - giving it the largest independence majority since devolution. But the Tories argue that because the SNP as a single party did not win an overall majority (it fell one MSP short with 64) it does not have a mandate for a new vote.