🔴 The SNP’s deputy Westminster leader, Mhairi Black, has said she will step down at the next general election, saying the “toxic environment” of the House of Commons had played a role in her decision
“It’s difficult to know if somebody is talking to you because there’s a genuine relationship there, or whether they’re looking for opportunities, so you can never really switch off when you’re in Westminster,” she said.
“Given the unsociable hours that Westminster works as well, it feels like you’re spending a lot of your life there. And in the run up to the next election, I’ve realised, that will be almost 10 years that I’ll have been elected.Ms Black has become the sixth SNP MP to announce stepping down at the next general election, which is expected to take place next year and must happen before January 2025.
In the wake of Ms Black’s announcement, Ms Sturgeon said she was “gutted” by her decision to step down, but said she hoped she would stand for a seat at the Scottish Parliament in the future.“But what a loss of a unique talent, not just to the SNP but to politics generally. I only hope it’s temporary. The world needs more Mhairi Blacks in politics, not fewer. I hope we will see her in the Scottish Parliament in future.
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