SNP MP Chris Law has called for a full apology from Scottish Tory Ross Thomson for remarks Thomson made while visiting Iraq on a fact-finding mission

Aberdeen South MP Thomson posted pictures of himself posing with The Swords of Qadisiyah in Baghdad and sitting on Saddam Hussein’s former throne on social media. He claimed he was channeling his “inner dictator”, remarks met with outrage from opposition MPs, service personnel and their families and the general public. Thomson later said he did not intend to cause offence.

In a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May and Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson, Law, the SNP’s spokesperson for international development, asked Thomson’s bosses to make him apologise and asked what measures the Tories will put in place to stop repeat incidents of inappropriate behaviour abroad.