He had been giving ‘serious consideration’ to a run for the Scottish Parliament The SNP’s former Westminster leader Ian Blackford has announced he will not be running for the Scottish Parliament in ...

The Deputy First Minister said there needed to be ‘healthy competition’ Kate Forbes has declined to back former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford to run in her Holyrood seat after she announced her ...

Ian Blackford has ruled out running for Holyrood next year. The former SNP Westminster leader had been encouraged to stand in place of Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes. Forbes announced last week she ...