Kirsty Blackman and the retweet about Joanna Cherry

Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North

What was posted

Kirsty Blackman reposted a call for the SNP to expel Joanna Cherry during an internal dispute over gender recognition.

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Retweet deleted hours later.

Why it mattered

The repost put a public disagreement between SNP colleagues back in the news. Holyrood reported that Blackman removed it and separately called on the party to address transphobia.

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