Overview
- On July 25, 2025, former SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black formally resigned from the party, accusing its leadership of “capitulating on LGBT rights, trans rights in particular.”
- Black also criticized the SNP’s response to the Israel-Gaza conflict and urged a stronger stance on Palestine.
- Despite leaving the SNP, she reaffirmed her commitment to Scottish independence.
- Her departure exposes ideological tensions within the party as John Swinney pursues a more centrist strategy ahead of the next Holyrood elections.
- Black, who became Britain’s youngest MP since 1832 and stepped down in 2024 over Westminster’s toxic culture, has been a prominent advocate for mental health and neurodiversity.