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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Laura Webster

David Duguid sacked from UK Government after backing Liz Truss for leader

SCOTTISH Tory MP David Duguid has been sacked from the Scotland Office, the BBC is reporting, after backing Liz Truss to be the next PM during the summer’s Tory leadership contest.

After publicly backing Truss after the Perth leadership hustings, Duguid found his way back into a ministerial role having lost his position at the department the year prior. 

But with Truss lasting just 44 days in office, and ultimately being replaced as PM by her former rival Rishi Sunak, Duguid’s time at the Scotland Office has reportedly also been cut short, having only been in the role for a few weeks.

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