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The pair were said to have argued over chamber timetabling on Wednesday after a discussion about tackling seagulls ran on.

It followed an incident on Wednesday in which Ross alleged Hepburn swore aggressively and grabbed him as he was leaving the chamber following an exchange about "out of control" seagulls.

A spat over seagulls, of all things, and whether the government would postpone a planned summit or make a statement in the chamber about it, precipitated some sharp exchanges between Hepburn and Ross.

The Highlands and Islands MSP claimed the incident happened in front of security and other parliamentary staff, after the pair had clashed over the scheduling of a summit to discuss "out of control" seagulls.

Ross claimed he was attacked as he left the chamber, after the pair had clashed over the scheduling of a summit to discuss "out of control" seagulls.