Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is to stand in the general election.
Mr Ross is replacing the former Scotland office minister David Duguid as the party’s candidate in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.
Mr Duguid, who is unwell, was effectively de-selected as the Conservative candidate on Wednesday.
Mr Ross was supposed to be standing down from Westminster at this election to concentrate on his job as an MSP and the 2026 Holyrood election campaign.
