Frontbench Team of Stephen Flynn | |
|---|---|
| Fourth Party of the House of Commons | |
| 2022–present | |
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| Date formed | 10 December 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Group Leader | Stephen Flynn |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Fourth party (from 2024) 9 / 650 (1%) Third party (2022–2024) 43 / 650 (7%) |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2019 general election 2024 general election |
| Legislature terms | 58th UK Parliament 59th UK Parliament |
| Predecessor | Blackford Frontbench |
The Frontbench Team of Stephen Flynn is the team of Scottish National Party Spokespersons in the House of Commons since 2022. [1] The frontbench was first appointed on 10 December 2022. [2]
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Flynn was elected leader of the SNP Westminster Group on 6 December 2022, alongside Mhairi Black as deputy leader, following the resignation of Ian Blackford. Flynn's leadership came at a time of a cost of living crisis and when the United Kingdom's Supreme Court set out that the Scottish Parliament does not have the devolved competence to hold an independence referendum without the consent of the British Government. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had set out plans for the next election to the House of Commons to be a proxy referendum on independence, putting the Frontbench Team at the centre of a constitutional campaign within Scotland.
In the 2024 general election, the SNP suffered huge losses losing the vast majority of their seats. [3] As a result, Stephen Flynn unveiled a new much slimmed down frontbench including himself, Pete Wishart as his deputy and Kirsty Blackman as chief whip. [4]
