Mhairi Black
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 29 |
| Date of birth | September 12,1994 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Paisley |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | Alan Black |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 |
| Spous | Katie |
| Nationality | British |
| Scottish | |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 402916 |
Mhairi Black Life story
Mhairi Black is a Scottish National Party politician, serving as the party's deputy leader in the House of Commons since December 2022. She has been a Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since 2015, when she defeated Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander.
Rishi Sunak backs calls for humanitarian pauses in Israel-Hamas war
... At Prime Minister s Questions on Wednesday, Mhairi Black, the SNP s deputy leader in the House of Commons, asked Mr Sunak if he would " join us in calls for a humanitarian ceasefire"...
Caroline Nokes tells of about 50 'creepy' incidents in her time as MP
... On Tuesday, Mhairi Black, the SNP s deputy leader at Westminster, at the next general election, describing Westminster as an " outdated, sexist and toxic" working environment...
Mhairi Black to step down as SNP MP at next election
...SNP MP Mhairi Black is stepping down at the next general election...
Keir Starmer: Labour needs to win back Scottish seats
... " The party s deputy leader at Westminster- Mhairi Black - acknowledged " there s going to be a battle on our hands"...
SNP to announce Nicola Sturgeon's successor
... The attack did little to placate those colleagues who were already pondering whether they could serve under Ms Forbes because of her views on social issues - with the SNP s deputy leader at Westminster, Mhairi Black, warning that the party could split if the finance secretary wins...
SNP leadership: Voting opens as race enters final fortnight
... " Among those who have confirmed their support for Mr Yousaf are the Scottish Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson and SNP Westminster deputy leader Mhairi Black...
Douglas Alexander to stand as Labour candidate for East Lothian
... But in 2015 he lost his Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat to the SNP s Mhairi Black...
Stephen Flynn elected as new SNP leader at Westminster
... He has already said that he will appoint Mhairi Black as his deputy...
Mhairi Black to step down as SNP MP at next election
SNP MP Mhairi Black is stepping down at The Next general election.
Ms Black, The Party 's deputy leader at Westminster, became the youngest MP in 350 years when she was elected in 2015.
She is The Sixth SNP MP to announce they will not contest The Next election, which is expected to be held next year.
Ms Black described the UK Parliament as a " toxic environment" and " one of The Most unhealthy workplaces that you could ever be in. "
She told Global's The News Agents podcast: " I'm tired is a big part of it and The Thing that makes me tired is Westminster. "
Former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon described The Announcement by the Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP as " a loss of a unique talent".
She added on Twitter: " I only hope it's temporary. The World needs more Mhairi Blacks in politics, not fewer. "
Ms Black has regularly criticised working conditions in The Parliament .
She told The News Agents: " Just the entire design of The Place and how it functions is just The Opposite of everything that I find comfortable.
" It's definitely a poisonous place. Whether that's because of what folk can get away with in it or The Number of personal motivations and folk having ulterior motives for things, and it's just not a nice place to be in. "
The SNP MP also cited " unsociable" working hours as she explained her decision.
" In The Run up to The Next election, I've realised that will be almost 10 Years that I'll have been elected. So, a third of My Life I've spent in Westminster, which gives me the ick. "
Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has already announced he will be standing down at The Next election.
Party colleagues Peter Grant , Angela Crawley , Douglas Chapman and Stewart Hosie are also set to quit.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
