Joanna Cherry

Joanna Cherry KC is the former SNP MP for Edinburgh South West and has previously served as the party's spokesperson for home affairs and justice. She returned to the Scottish bar this year.

The SNP must stop playing politics with the rulebook

There are 18 months until the 2026 Holyrood election and already talk is ramping up about who will stand. There are sure to be candidate vacancies – nobody seriously thinks that former first ministers who have had their day and fallen from favour are going to run again. Other MSPs may retire and there are