Scottish Conservatives ‘round on Jackson Carlaw’ over Brexit stance

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Scottish Conservative MSPs are reportedly planning to speed up the process to elect a replacement for Ruth Davidson as party leader ahead of a snap general election.

Tories at Holyrood were left reeling in August when Ms Davidson - who was being touted within the party as a future first minister - abruptly resigned her position in the wake of Boris Johnson entering Downing Street.

Jackson Carlaw, her deputy, took on the top job in Scotland but has angered some colleagues after this week backing Mr Johnson’s position on Brexit.

There is growing concern among Conservatives that a widely expected snap election at Westminster could see the party lose many of the constituencies it won north of the Border in 2017.

Party members will gather in Fife next week to discuss their next move and hear how the process of electing a new leader could be sped up, The Times reports.