Ian Blackford unanimously re-elected as SNP leader at Westminster

Ian Blackford has been unanimously re-elected as the leader of the SNP group at Westminster, the party has announced.

At an annual general meeting in parliament, the 47-strong SNP group backed Mr Blackford and also re-elected his deputy, the Aberdeen North MP Kirsty Blackman.

“The Tories were resoundingly rejected in Scotland. They stood on a solitary pledge to block an independence referendum - and they lost more than half their seats.

“The Tories might rage against democracy but their position is completely unsustainable - they must respect Scotland’s democratic right to choose our own future.”