THE Scottish Greens have said they will be raising Russell Findlay's "abuse" during FMQs with the Presiding Officer after the Tory leader was reprimanded four times for disrespectful behaviour.
Findlay branded the Greens "dangerous fanatics" during Thursday's session in the chamber as he hit out at their position against all oil and gas production.
He then changed his description to "dangerous cranks" after being told off Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, before he was reminded for a second time to adhere to standing orders.
Green MSP Gillian Mackay said Findlay had stopped to a "pathetic low", adding the party would be raising the "abuse" with Johnstone.
"This is a pathetic low from the Tories, and we will be raising it with the Presiding Officer. It's not political debate, it's just abuse," Mackay told The National.
"If we are talking about the impact of policies then I would urge Russell Findlay to reflect on the cruel and climate-wrecking policies that his Tory colleagues spent 14 years implementing.
"It is the Tories who crashed our economy, hiked up prices for everyone in Scotland and knowingly plunged hundreds of thousands of people and families into totally avoidable poverty."
A few moments later, Swinney hit out at Findlay for backing the Scottish Government's carbon reduction targets in November last year only to change his mind when Kemi Badenoch suggested the targets should be dumped.
He accused Findlay of "bare-faced dishonesty" for which he was reminded by Johnstone to treat other members with respect and be careful about language used to describe other members.
But Findlay then said: "I tell you what it's quite something being lectured from a career politician about bare-faced dishonesty when he's built a career on it."
It led Johnstone to tell Findlay off for a third time saying: "Please have a seat. We have so many important questions that members wish to put in this session. I’m not going to ask again. Can we please treat one another with courtesy and respect and let’s focus on the business of the day.”
Findlay then opted to be sarcastic with the Presiding Officer saying: "I assumed the phrase bare-faced dishonesty was reasonable given the First Minister just used it himself."
Johnstone then had to explain to him she had already intervened when Swinney used the phrase and asked for Findlay to "move on".
