Boris Johnson is not expected to visit Scotland during the election campaign despite previously saying he would.
The Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross was quizzed about the Prime Minister travelling north to participate in the Holyrood election that takes place on May 6.
Just last month the part-time assistant referee revealed Johnson would join him in the lead-up to polling day.
On March 7, he said: "The Prime Minister will be up before May but I'm the one leading the party here in Scotland.
"It's my team, my policies and I'm looking forward to the campaign in the next nine weeks."
Earlier today in a radio interview Ross cast doubt over a visit, saying the pandemic may cost him.
It comes despite the PM travelling to Livingston and Glasgow to visit vaccine facilities during the most recent wave of coronavirus cases in Scotland.
Johnson has the lowest approval ratings of any leading politician in Scotland, with the exception of Alex Salmond, and is cited in polling as one of the reasons support for independence has increased.
The Moray MP said on Good Morning Scotland: "I'm not sure he's going to come up.
"I previously expected him to come up. Clearly as we continue to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic this whole election is very different, normally I'd be in a studio with you.
"Clearly it's a different election than any of us have experience before.
"The Prime Minister continues to engage with people across the whole of the United Kingdom and he also hears the concerns of those you are upset with the current arrangements and he wants resolve these issues as well."
During his visit earlier this year, Johnson said of the Scottish Parliament election campaign: "As for campaigning, wild horses won’t keep me away."
Ross was asked about what Johnson said.
"Last time he was supporting out vaccinators. He was up seeing how we're getting the vaccine rolled out across Scotland and the successful scheme right across the United Kingdom," Ross added.
"No we're in an election campaign it is very different because he would be coming up speaking to a big meeting or doing a massive visit as previous leaders have done.
"It's very different here, we've seen all the party leaders in Scotland have to tackle this election in a very different way because we are still living under significant restrictions.
"The Prime Minister is fully in touch with what we are doing here, but he understands it's my campaign the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, it's our manifesto - he's absolutely behind what we're doing here in Scotland."
