David Duguid - who is recovering from spinal surgery - said he was keen to stand in the seat in the election on 4 July.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has announced he is standing in the upcoming general election - in a seat where the expected Tory candidate is recovering from spinal surgery. Mr Ross had announced he was standing down as a Westminster MP to concentrate on his job as an MSP ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election campaign. But, on Thursday morning, the Scottish Conservatives announced a last-minute news conference with Mr Ross at 9.30am.
He recently spent four weeks in intensive care due to an illness affecting his spine. Mr Ross said the party had to make the difficult decision not to allow Mr Duguid to stand as he was not well enough, and said he only made the decision to stand in the seat on Thursday morning. 'I've decided I need to lead from the front so this evening I will put my name forward for the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat to beat the SNP,' he said.
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