Ian Blackford stepping down from his role as SNP leader at Westminster
Ian Blackford is stepping down from his role as SNP leader at Westminster, he has announced. In the run up to the next general election, that the SNP plans to run as a de facto referendum, Mr Blackford, who has spent five years in the role, said "right now is the time for fresh leadership". Continue Reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ian-blackford-steps-down-leader-snp-westminster-parliament-b1044105.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard
