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| Angus Robertson steps down as SNP deputy leader | Angus Robertson steps down as SNP deputy leader |
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| The deputy leader of the Scottish National party has stepped down eight months after losing his Westminster seat in the general election. | The deputy leader of the Scottish National party has stepped down eight months after losing his Westminster seat in the general election. |
| Angus Robertson announced his resignation on Saturday. He said he felt he was no longer able to fulfil his mandate after losing his Moray constituency to the Conservative Douglas Ross last May. | Angus Robertson announced his resignation on Saturday. He said he felt he was no longer able to fulfil his mandate after losing his Moray constituency to the Conservative Douglas Ross last May. |
| Ross overturned Robertson’s 9,065 majority with a 16.5% swing to end his 16-year tenure. | Ross overturned Robertson’s 9,065 majority with a 16.5% swing to end his 16-year tenure. |
| In a letter to the SNP’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, Robertson said: “I believe I am no longer able to fully discharge my mandate, which was to partner you as Westminster SNP leader and as a parliamentarian representing a rural constituency. | In a letter to the SNP’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, Robertson said: “I believe I am no longer able to fully discharge my mandate, which was to partner you as Westminster SNP leader and as a parliamentarian representing a rural constituency. |
| “While it would be my greatest privilege to continue as deputy leader, I know you understand that I have to focus now on pursuing new career opportunities.” | “While it would be my greatest privilege to continue as deputy leader, I know you understand that I have to focus now on pursuing new career opportunities.” |
| He said he was “tremendously honoured” to have held the role and would now work to support public policy development in Scotland as an advisory board member of the Scottish Policy Foundation. | He said he was “tremendously honoured” to have held the role and would now work to support public policy development in Scotland as an advisory board member of the Scottish Policy Foundation. |
| Sturgeon told Robertson she had immense gratitude for his efforts and hoped he could return to frontline politics in the future. | Sturgeon told Robertson she had immense gratitude for his efforts and hoped he could return to frontline politics in the future. |