Joanna Cherry, Edinburgh South West MP, indicated she was contemplating standing in a future management race throughout the get together. She additional appeared to take a dig on the methods Ms Sturgeon took on the highest job, criticising the dearth of a contest.
The MP has fallen out on a number of events along with her get together boss and was even tipped at one level to sensationally stop in favour of Alex Salmond’s new pro-independence get together.
She was sacked from her place as an SNP frontbencher in Westminster final yr after a row over transgender rights.
Talking about Ms Sturgeon and her future at an occasion on the Edinburgh Fringe Competition earlier this week, Ms Cherry stated: “I feel when Nicola stands down it will be wholesome for the SNP to have a management election.
“We’ve not had one since 2004. We’re type of overdue one.
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“I wouldn’t rule myself out in the long run. Why would I? Why would I’ve left my profession and gone into politics until I used to be bold to attain change?
“And the best way you obtain change is being in authorities and presumably main the federal government.”
The MP added: “I’d like to be within the Scottish Parliament. I’d like to be in an unbiased Scottish Parliament.”
Hypothesis about the way forward for Ms Sturgeon has ramped up in latest weeks with the First Minister vowing to plough forward with an independence referendum subsequent yr regardless of a scarcity of help among the many Scottish public.
In April she stated she suspected “I’d make method for anyone else” if Scotland voted in opposition to quitting the UK.
“I am within the lucky place having been in politics for a very long time,” she added.
“I am not about to present it up, however after I do, I hopefully will nonetheless be comparatively younger and if I do stay up for the potential for doing different issues later in life.”
Solely 29 p.c of Scots need a new independence vote subsequent yr in accordance with an Ipsos survey printed final week.
A court docket case is at the moment going down to find out whether or not Ms Sturgeon has the authority to carry a referendum subsequent yr as she needs with out the consent from Westminster.
