Although the snap election result was disappointing for the Conservative party as a whole, there was reason for celebration north of the border. Ruth Davidson led the Scottish Conservatives to unprecedented success, with 13 MPs elected in total.
Now that David Mundell is no longer the Tories’ only MP in Scotland, the Secretary of State for Scotland is finally spared the embarrassment of not being able to fully staff his office. So, which of the new intake of Scottish Conservative MPs will fill the vacant ministerial post in the Scotland Office? None of them, it so turns out.
Apparently not one of the 12 pass the test. Instead, Ian Duncan – the Scottish MEP – is being lined up to take the role thanks to his experience of Brussels. As Duncan narrowly missed out on a seat in the snap election (losing to the SNP’s Pete Wishart), he is not eligible to be a minister.
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