Douglas Ross is listed as an assistant referee for Barcelona’s group stage clash against Olympiacos tonight Jane Barlow/PA WireA Tory MP will miss a key welfare vote in parliament this evening because he has to fly to Barcelona to run the line in a Champions League football match. Douglas Ross will be flagging offsides at the Camp Nou stadium as his colleagues in the Commons vote on a Labour motion to halt the rollout of universal credit. The Scottish politician has been listed as an assistant referee for the Spanish club’s group stage clash against the Greek side Olympiacos, which kicks off at 7.45pm UK time. Less than an hour earlier MPs at Westminster will be heading into the division lobbies. The government faces a potentially embarrassing revolt on the motion, with reports suggesting that up to 25 Tory MPs might rebel as…

Source: The Times October 18, 2017 07:52 UTC