IT looks like former Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson could be set to join the House of Lords - and somewhat unsurprisingly, the news hasn't gone down too well online.
Davidson, who led the party from 2011 to 2019, is reportedly included on the Prime Minister’s peerages list, which will be published in a matter of days, alongside former chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond.
The Remainer MSP stepped down from her role as leader last year after Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, citing several political and personal reasons for the decision.
The PM is said to be handing out peerages to Tory rebels and Remainers in a bid to heal divisions in the party. Clarke and Hammond were part of a group of rebels who voted to prevent a No-Deal Brexit last year, resulting in them being expelled from the party.
As for Davidson's reported peerage, many weren't too sure about the decision...
One Twitter user responded: "There’s another reason for independence. Ruth Davidson has never won a seat in a general election, yet will still get a say on reserved matters and laws pertaining to Scotland."
Ruth Davidson to get a peerage, eh? For what? She never dented the SNP's dominance in Scotland. Didn’t come close. Relentlessly sniped about how awful they are, but couldn't have bought popularity like they have. This isn't a pro-SNP tweet, it is a simple statement of fact.
— Drew (@drooperscot) July 28, 2020
National columnist Pat Kane didn't react too well either...
One of my earliest jobs was a school-holiday playworker. We took the Primary 1’s to the Carnival. After chomping down candy floss and hotdogs, we all jumped merrily onto the waltzer. At top rotation, one angel started to puke. Then they ALL did.
— Pat Kane (@thoughtland) July 28, 2020
I’m back, back on that waltzer.. https://t.co/uHjHr9xeBT
The SNP's James Dornan tweeted: "The prize for failure seems to increase every day under this incompetent Tory Government."
While the SNP pursue their crazy obsession with stopping a deadly virus, the Tories quietly get on with delivering the People's Priorities. https://t.co/duxuhF6uRi
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) July 28, 2020
ScotGoesPop's James Kelly joked that the Tories are getting on with delivering the "People's Priorities" amid a global crisis, while another Twitter user questioned whether or not such action could be protested.
Well deserved for her famous victory in...in ehhhh...och you know what I'm talking about, that time she won the...huh. 🤔 https://t.co/iYXdvb04ZK
— Andy Dowling (@AndyDee) July 28, 2020
I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to forget about hard work, just join the Scottish Tory party and have a brief stint as a failed opposition MSP, then kick back and scrounge £300 a day off the taxpayer. https://t.co/177EpGBFxr
— Rob Scott (@RobertFScott) July 28, 2020
Ah yes, a prime example of democracy in the UK. https://t.co/6Uwg5Ao9wY
— Dante Lopez 🎗 (@dante_lopezOban) July 28, 2020
Another failed politician who led her party to defeat getting her ermin robe to recognise her electoral failures. Confirmation of why Ruth Davidson has become the PMs cheerleader these past few months. To quote the ‘Lady’ herself, let’s get the boot in and secure our independence https://t.co/TH04c1HFIA
— AndrewRichmond (@arichmondScot) July 28, 2020
And of course, another Twitter user asked the question of the moment: "I presume that this means her price for having dinner with a Russian oligarch will now go up?"
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