Mhairi Black to step down as MP at next election
Mhairi Black, the SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, has announced that she will step down as an MP at the next election.
The party’s Deputy Leader at Westminster was first elected in 2015 and has championed LGBTQ+ rights and equality during her time in office. “I’m tired is a big part of it and the thing that makes me tired is Westminster,” she told ‘The News Agents’ podcast. “I think it is one of the most unhealthy workplaces that you could ever be in.” Black becomes the sixth MP to announce that they will not contest their seat at the next election, which is scheduled to take place next year.
Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland, said she was “gutted by and entirely understanding” of Black’s decision. “I only hope it’s temporary,” she continued. “The world needs more Mhairi Blacks in politics, not fewer.” This is a breaking story.
