The SNP's former Westminster leader says he will not stand in next year's general election.
Mr Blackford faced four different Conservative prime ministers in their weekly question session in the House of Commons
Mr Blackford has served as MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber since 2015, when he defeated former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. Mr Blackford said he had thought "long and hard" whether to stand in next year's general election and that he was "privileged and humbled that people across my home constituency have put their trust in me at three elections".
"My desire to see Scotland become an independent country, and for our country and its people to achieve its full potential, remains as strong as when I first entered politics decades ago.
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