Humza Yousaf has called on Alister Jack to resign as an MP if he is handed a peerage by Boris Johnson
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He kept his Cabinet job during the short Liz Truss administration and was reappointed by Rishi Sunak when he became PM.He said: “This is the rotten workings of Westminster cronyism on show for all to see. "Let me be clear, I will not lie down and let the Tories tear apart devolution. I will fight the Section 35 Order imposed on Holyrood by Westminster, and as the next SNP Leader, I will use the next UK election as an opportunity to repeal this Act.
The Times reported that Jack is one of four Tory MPs who will be elevated to the Lords by Johnson's resignation honours list. Kirsty Blackman, the SNP's Cabinet Office spokeswoman, also called for Jack to resign is Commons seat.
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