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The Scottish Tory leader posted a risqué photo of Gillian Anderson as her out-of-office message

Well, it’s certainly unorthodox.

Jul 1st 2017, 12:42 PM 9,742 Views 3 Comments

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RUTH DAVIDSON IS the leader of the Scottish Conservatives.

Last night, Davidson, who is engaged to Wexford woman Jen Wilson, announced that she was off for two weeks and bid farewell to her followers with a suggestive photo of Gillian Anderson.

“Right, I’m off for a fortnight,” she wrote. “In the mean time, here’s @GillianA just sitting round the house in stilettos & seamed stockings. As you do.”

Right, I'm off for a fortnight. In the mean time, here's @GillianA just sitting round the house in stilettos & seamed stockings. As you do. pic.twitter.com/FMLgrqfmBB
— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonPC) June 30, 2017

Source: Ruth Davidson/Twitter

Well now.

*fans self*

Some thought it was hilarious, if a little unorthodox, and questioned whether a male politician would have gotten away with sharing such a photo.

Blimey. This from the woman many Tories would like to see replace Theresa May. https://t.co/239pPgaDou
— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) June 30, 2017

Source: Michael Crick/Twitter

I find this hilarious...but if a male politician had done it, feminist extremists would have gone bonkers. https://t.co/ETYUTsIPvu
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 1, 2017

Source: Piers Morgan/Twitter

While her political foes accused her of objectifying Gillian Anderson.

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Source: Gavin Newlands MP/Twitter

And others suspected that it might have been a sly dig at the DUP, who oppose same sex marriage.

sus Source: Twitter

No word from Gillian Anderson on what she makes of it yet.

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The Scottish Tory leader posted a risqué photo of Gillian Anderson as her out-of-office message