A former SNP adviser who was suspended for suggesting Priti Patel should be "sent back to Uganda" is set to be readmitted to the party. Tim Rideout, a former member of the SNP 's policy development committee, has agreed to undergo an anti-racism course following comments he made on social media in March this year.
Responding to a tweet criticising then Home Secretary Patel, Rideout tweeted: "So how do we send this person back to Uganda? Clearly hasn't a shred of humanity. Mind you, maybe the new proposed refugee centre on St Helena might avoid inflicting her on anyone. Can compare notes with Napoleon's ghost."
It followed the controversial UK Government policy - promoted by Patel - of sending undocumented migrants to Rwanda for processing. Rideout will be allowed back into the party from Friday if he undertakes the training course.
