Reform MSP Amanda Bland resigns the whip, making Labour Holyrood's second biggest party
Summary
Labour has become Holyrood's second biggest party after Reform MSP Amanda Bland resigned the whip, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Monday 19 October, Reform urging Bland to quit Holyrood altogether to allow another party member to take Bland's place. Amanda Bland quit the party to sit as an independent, a decision that relegates Reform to the third-largest group at Holyrood, with one member fewer than Labour, BBC News reported.
Latest: Reform MSP Amanda Bland resigned the whip to sit as an independent, making Labour Holyrood's second biggest party and relegating Reform to the third-largest group, with one member fewer than Labour, BBC News, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Reform urging Bland to quit Holyrood altogether.
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How it unfolded
Monday 19 October
Reform MSP Amanda Bland resigned the whip to sit as an independent, making Labour Holyrood's second biggest party and relegating Reform to the third-largest group, with one member fewer than Labour, BBC News, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Reform urging Bland to quit Holyrood altogether.
- 06:52BBC NewsReform MSP quits party to sit as independent
- 06:50The IndependentLabour becomes Holyrood’s second biggest party after Reform MSP resigns whip
- 06:45Evening StandardLabour becomes Holyrood’s second biggest party after Reform MSP resigns whip