RUTH Davidson has been nominated by the Prime Minister for a peerage, months after she resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives over differences with Boris Johnson.
The Edinburgh Central MSP stepped down in August after eight years in the role, just weeks after Johnson’s appointment as PM.
It was initially reported that Davidson was stepping down due to personal reasons though it later emerged that this was only part of the reason and that her differences over Brexit were also behind her resignation.
Davidson said she was furious with Johnson's plans to prorogue Parliament.
Now the former Scottish Tory leader is set to take her place in the House of Lords, with former chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond also nominated – two Tories who had the whip withdrawn last year over their attempts to block a no-deal Brexit.
Both continue to be critical of the Prime Minister.
Davidson is due to step down as an MSP next year as Scotland goes to the polls in the Holyrood election.
The 41-year-old’s appointment to the Lords means she would be eligible for a position on Johnson’s Cabinet, although that seems unlikely.
Shortly after stepping down as leader of the Scottish Tories, Davidson drew criticism by taking on a £50,000-a-year public relations job at international agency Tulchan and setting up her own firm, Kirkholm Broadlands, with partner Jen Wilson on top of her political day job.
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Days later she announced she would no longer be taking on the role.
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