Blackford was succeeded by Aberdeen South MP Stephen Flynn on Tuesday amid speculation of a coup against him
(Picture: PA)Ian Blackford has said he could have won the SNP’s race to elect a new Westminster leader if he had put himself forward.
Speaking to TalkTV on Wednesday evening, Mr Blackford, who stepped down as the party’s Westminster leader last week, told Jeremy Kyle: “I could have seen this off, I believe I would have won if I’d put myself forward.”
