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Kezia Dugdale's surprise decision to take part in I'm A Celerity.. Get Me Out of Here! has raised the intriguing scenario that she could join the SNP one day.

New Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has hinted that action may have to be taken against his predecessor after she opted to head Down Under for the ITV show.

Jeremy Corbyn has come out in support of Dugdale, saying she should not be suspended. However, Leonard said that there would be a 'collective decision' next week after what he called the 'frenzy of reaction' on social media.

Potential suspension and expulsion from the party she once led would see her become an independent MSP – and, according to some political observers, the next step could be a switch to the Nats.

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Dugdale muddied the waters during the Brexit campaign when she said it wasn’t “inconceivable” for her to support Scottish independence if the UK voted for Leave.

She has found love with SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth, while her father Jeff is a vocal supporter of the SNP on social media.

And, according to former SNP minister Richard Lochhead, she once applied for an internship with the Nats.

In a curious move, the SNP has declined to comment on Dugdale missing three weeks at Holyrood.

A party insider said they didn’t want to add their voice to the already considerable criticism of her decision to appear on I’m a Celebrity.