IAN Blackford “jumped before he was pushed” to leave as SNP Westminster leader, party insiders told The National.
On Thursday morning the MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber announced that he wouldn’t be standing for re-election as the Westminster group’s leader at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) next week.
Stephen Flynn, SNP MP for Aberdeen South, is hotly tipped to be next in line to take over the role.
