Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson speaking to introduce Tory leadership contender Sajid Javid this summer. She will announce her resignation tomorrow, sources said
Ruth Davidson is set to quit as leader of Scottish Conservatives as she juggles the job and the 'pressure of motherhood' amid fury over Boris Johnson's plans to suspend Parliament
Ruth Davidson is set to stand down as leader of the Scottish Conservatives
Sources said the new mother found herself 'increasingly at odds' with the leadership of Boris Johnson in Westminster
It comes as the Queen approved Boris Johnson's request to prorogue Parliament
The leader of the Scottish Conservative Party is set to stand down, it was reported.
Ruth Davidson will announce her resignation on Thursday.
She and her partner had their first child in October and Ms Davidson is believed to be stepping down partly due to pressures of motherhood but also after finding herself 'increasingly at odds' with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, sources said.
A senior Conservative source told the Scottish Sun: 'Ruth's been talking to senior party figures in the Conservatives for the last few weeks, both in Scotland and down south.
'She has been under huge pressure as a new mum. Nobody really fully understands how your life is going to change as a parent until it happens. Ruth is no different in this respect.
'She's tried to juggle motherhood with being the very high-profile leader of the opposition in Scotland, and it's taken its toll.
'All of this has been made more difficult with the current political climate, where she's found herself at increasing odds with the new leadership in London.
'The events unfolding at Westminster have not helped.'
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