Davidson nominated for House of Lords
Ruth Davidson, who resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives last year, is set to be nominated for a peerage and could enter the House of Lords.
Ms Davidson is understood to be on the dissolution honours list put together by the government, alongside the veteran former MP and minister Ken Clarke and former Chancellor Philip Hammond.
All three campaigned to remain in the EU and criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s approach to Brexit negotiations.
Ms Davidson stood down as Scottish Tory leader in August, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family and new baby Finn, but admitted she felt “hopelessly conflicted” over her party’s Brexit policy. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said a peerage for Mr Hammond would “raise an eyebrow” among Brexiteers.
A Downing Street spokesman did not comment on reports about Ms Davidson’s peerage. All nominees must be vetted by the House of Lords Appointments Committee before taking up their seats.
Meanwhile, Downing Street has said Boris Johnson’s father was not acting for the government when he met the Chinese Ambassador and passed on concerns that the Prime Minister has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart about the Coronavirus outbreak.
The meeting came to light when Stanley Johnson mistakenly emailed the BBC about it. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said they were working “constructively” with China on the outbreak.