IAN Blackford has defended his and Nicola Sturgeon’s leadership of the SNP after fierce criticism from former party politicians.
Ian Blackford said the SNP does not need a change in leadership following a 'terrible' election result that saw them slip to just nine Westminster seats
Pressed on whether the SNP needed to have a different leader to Swinney, Blackford went on: “No we most certainly don’t. John has to be given time to show that he can lead the party and lead the government. Blackford - who stood down at the election - was also asked about whether the election result suggested Scots had rejected independence.
“There’s no point in shouting about independence from the rooftops unless you can take the people with you and persuade them that, in particular, independence is the route to sustainable economic growth to create the resources to invest in our public services and to deal with the challenges we face in poverty.
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