The head of Boris Johnson’s Union Unit has reportedly quit after barely a few weeks in charge.
Oliver Lewis, an ally of former Government adviser Dominic Cummings, is said to have resigned amid tensions within Downing Street
Nicknamed 'Sonic', he had been appointed to the role following the departure of former Scottish Tory MP Luke Graham.
The Unit was created with the aim of saving the UK amid rising support for independence.
The SNP is pushing for a second referendum, which the UK Government opposes.
SNP Westminster Deputy Leader Kirsten Oswald MP said: "Boris Johnson's taxpayer-funded anti-independence campaign is completely falling apart - as Oliver Lewis becomes the second Head of the Tory Union Unit to quit in a fortnight.
"As support for independence grows, the Tories are losing advisers like rats on a sinking ship. People in Scotland have a right to determine their own future in a post-pandemic referendum. Boris Johnson knows he cannot deny democracy any more than Donald Trump.
"The issue at the election in May will be this: who has the right to decide what sort of country we should be after the pandemic - the people of Scotland or Boris Johnson? The only way to ensure Scotland's future is in Scotland's hands not Boris Johnson's is with both votes SNP."
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