Mr Blackford was first elected to the House of Commons for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency in 2015, winning the seat from the late Charles Kennedy. He served as his party's leader in Westminster from 2017 until 2022
Ian Blackford is one of the party's best-known, most experienced faces - but today's news is perhaps not a surprise for a number of reasons.
Secondly, he's already reached the top. He was the leader of their Westminster group for five and a half of the eight years he has been in the Commons.And finally, he lives far, far from Westminster. Mr Blackford has been a significant figure - having joined the party in the late seventies he has been a member for almost 50 years, although briefly was a member of Scottish Labour.
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