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Scottish rugby bosses face a mounting backlash after Ruth Davidson was appointed to the board of the sport's opertational body.

They became famous for appearing in controversial BBC documentary series The Scheme in 2010 and almost 13 years later, Dayna McLaughlin has called for a reunion with her ex Marvin Baird.

Kate Forbes has admitted she would have voted against gay marriage if she had been an MSP at the time legislation was passed.

Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross has only been in the party's top job for two years but already senior colleagues are plotting to dump him.

Embattled Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross has insisted Holyrood should not be handed any new powers.

Climate protestors have been 'forcefully' flung out of a political event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner answered questions.

Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross will be responsible for any election drubbing at today’s council election, according to a senior party figure.

DAN Walker shocked The Chase viewers with a swipe at Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha. Saturday night's instalment saw the presenter take part in a special celebrity version of the ITV show alongside politician Ruth Davidson, former Towie star Ferne McCann, and musician Mark King.

Tory plans to sell-off Channel 4 are facing a furious backlash led by former Scottish party leader Ruth Davidson.

Lorraine Kelly confessed Ruth Davidson "looks 10 years younger" after leaving her career in politics to focus on family life with her partner.During Wednesday's (March 16) instalment of the popular ITV morning show, the beloved Scot welcomed the former MP onto the show to discuss making assisted dying legal.Currently, assisted suicide is illegal in the UK but the Scottish party member is fighting for the law to be changed as it has been in so many other countries including Canada, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. Now, the loving mum is calling for a change in the law as members in the House of Lords vote to amend a law that allows adults the choice to die.

Chris Evans, 55 is used to interviewing fellow celebrities and, in some cases politicians, and he knows when someone is unprepared for the kind of questions that are going to be asked.So when he heard Scottish politician Ruth Davidson reveal she believes it's important for MPs to speak the truth passionately even if people disagree with them; it was like a breath of fresh air for him.She told Chris: "You don't have to understand the intricacy of a policy to understand whether somebody's lying to you or not, frankly!"Or whether they believe what they say or whether they're passionate about it."I always took that with me, even if people didn't agree with me or I wasn't popular, it's better to say and to explain why I believe this, why I believe this is right and why we should do this."Ruth went on to explain that even those who do disagree will have "respect" because "they'll be able to tell by the way you talk about stuff that you care"."And that's what we want in a politician! Or that's what I've thought we want," she shrugged before revealing that if she "stuck to those rules" she would "be OK" in the politics game.Chris said it was "fantastic" to hear her say she believes it's important for MPs to be as prepared as they can be for interviews."It's fantastic to hear you say that!" he chuckled."What I think is crazy and, a lot of people listening I presume will think the same thing, is that some politicians think we wouldn't spot that stuff?"And they're so in the echo chamber that they're happy to tow the party line even if the party line doesn't make any sense.

Defence solicitors are refusing to take part in a fly-on-the-wall documentary about Kilmarnock Sheriff Court amid fears it will become a repeat of The Scheme.

Kate Garraway has claimed that her Good Morning Britain co-star Susanna Reid was "attacked" over Piers Morgan's comments on the ITV breakfast show. The 54-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Thursday morning alongside co-host Ben Shephard.They kicked off the show by discussing Wayne and Coleen Rooney's new Amazon Prime documentary Rooney with Labour MP Jacqui Smith and ex-Tory MP Ruth Davidson.Conversation turned to the negative reaction Coleen has been hit with for sticking with Wayne despite the cheating allegations surrounding her footballer husband.Kate said: ""It was interesting how [Wayne] had picked up on something that I think we've all picked on which is when he's had indiscretions, made mistakes, obviously he's been criticised for it but she is as well in a kind of, 'Why are you forgiving him? Why are you keeping him under control?' It's interesting how women often get accused of it."It reminds me a little bit of when Piers Morgan was here, they'd be cross with something Piers had said, but then also attack Susanna for not keeping him in check!"Piers quit Good Morning Morning last March following a row over comments he made about Meghan Markle.The explosive TV moment brought his time on the show to an end after six years.ITV announced the decision after Ofcom said it was investigating his comments after receiving 41,000 complaints.Piers said he "didn't believe a word" the Duchess of Sussex had told Oprah Winfrey about her mental health in an interview.An ITV spokesperson said at the time: "Following discussions with ITV, Piers Morgan has decided now is the time to leave Good Morning Britain.

Boris Johnson is "unfit for office", former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said.

A contender to become the next Conservative Prime Minister once backed a campaign for the Scottish Tories to split from the UK party.

Lorraine Kelly issued a savage social media statement that Boris Johnson must be happy Prince Andrew is distracting people from his party scandal.

Boris Johnson has been told “the party is over” after he admitted attending a rule-breaking party in the gardens of Downing Street at the height of the 2020 covid lockdown.

A former Scots Tory leader has blasted the UK Government’s response to claims of another drinks party at Downing Street during lockdown.

Lawrence Chaney, Ruth Davidson, and Muriel Gray joined fans to celebrate 18 years since Michelle McManus won Pop Idol and released All This Time.

The former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson believes the Downing Street Christmas party scandal “is not going to take down Boris Johnson”.

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has savaged Boris Johnson over the Downing Street Christmas party scandal.