ALISON Thewliss’s campaign to take over as the SNP’s Westminster leader is gathering steam as a number of influential figures within the party gave her their backing.
The Glasgow Central MP threw her hat into the ring on Saturday night in a shock move which blocked Stephen Flynn’s previously clear path to succeed Ian Blackford.
If successful Thewliss would become the first woman to lead the SNP in Westminster, other than Winnie Ewing who was the party’s sole representative in London from 1967 to 1970.
