"The Prime Minister said: "As an activist, deputy chairman, deputy leader and leader, he has given his all and deserves our thanks for his efforts.“It is a mark of his commitment to the cause that he chooses to stand aside at this time and I offer my best wishes to him, Wynne and the family.”The Scottish Tories' management board will meet today to decide the timetable for selecting a new leader, with insiders predicting the quickest possible process and a coronation for Mr Ross.It is understood he has the support of Mr Carlaw, Ms Davidson and David Mundell, the former Scottish Secretary. I believe I am doing my duty by holding to that view now. "Amid polls showing tumbling support for the Scottish Tories and increased backing for independence, Mr Carlaw said it was time for someone new to make the case for both the party and the Union.Boris Johnson led tributes to him, saying he had been a "tremendous servant" to the party for almost four decades, while Ms Davidson said she could not "thank him enough" for the eight years he was her deputy.But insiders said the 61-year-old Eastwood MSP had lost the confidence of his colleagues at Holyrood, the party's MPs, donors and senior officials.He received a barrage of internal criticism at the start of the pandemic for being "too consensual" with Ms Sturgeon over her approach, only to veer too far the other way with scattergun attacks that appeared politically opportunistic.Senior sources said he failed to "cut through" with the public and there was widespread anger in the Holyrood group over his indecision during the Cummings affair, when he initially remained silent while members of his team went public with their demands for the adviser to quit.One said: "Jackson realises it hasn't happened for him, it's clear people want someone fronting the party who is up to taking on Nicola Sturgeon.

Ruth Davidson apologises after revealing location of MI6 chief's Scottish home in Twitter gaffe 2 Coronavirus in Scotland: Glasgow care home denies secrecy around Covid-19 case SCOTTISH politics loves a good rammy and the latest one involves the First Minister, public health expert Professor Devi Sridhar and former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson. Find out more "She feels like a right pillock for this mistake, and wishes to apologise very sincerely to Mr Younger." Funny, that. He added: “Why on earth she thought it was a good idea to publicise the home location of the head of MI6 is utterly beyond me. These are external links and will open in a new window A statement from a Scottish Conservatives spokesman said: "Ruth thought she was sending the tweet as a private message, and as soon as she realised it was public took it down.

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RUTH Davidson has said she regrets “not putting the boot in” to the losing side in the 2014 independence referendum. 21 comments. Ruth Davidson Twitter 'gaffe' reveals spy chief address. The House of Lords needs to be abolished - not filled further to the brim at the taxpayers' expense. Commenting on the apology, McDonald said: "It's not the biggest story of the day, but it's worth pausing to reflect on what a monumental error of judgement this represents on Ruth Davidson's part. Ruth Davidson hints at future UK Conservative leadership bid Ruth Davidson backs down on plan to take job with lobbying firm Former Tory justice minister to head independent review of role of judges in politics Ruth Davidson to stage temporary comeback after Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw quits Ms Davidson, who is expected to receive a peerage in the … We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.

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