Joanna Cherry says more MPs will quit if SNP doesn't figure out what went wrong

Joanna Cherry MP for Edinburgh South West Photo: Paul Campbell/PA Wire in Westminster will leave unless there is an «open and an honest analysis» of what went wrong in the party under Nicola Sturgeon.

Joanna Cherry said she shared the leadership's «concern» about the number of SNP members who announced their resignation ahead of the general elections next year.

But the MP for Edinburgh in the South West said «things won't change» unless the party is willing to look into «what has gone wrong in recent years» and formulate a «plan how to fix it.”

Her warning came after John McNally, MP for Falkirk, last week became the seventh SNP MP to announce they would not run in the general election. Leader of Westminster and Mhairi Black, current Deputy Group Leader of the SNP.

In addition, Angus MacNeil, one of the longest-serving SNP MPs, had his party whip removed and his membership suspended after he claimed it. did not know about independence.

The Western Isles MP redoubled his criticism in a Sunday newspaper article, accusing Ms Sturgeon of «putting her to sleep» party members by making them believe she had a «secret plan for independence around the corner» when there was none. He added: «The secret is that there was no secret plan.»

Mike Russell, SNP president, responded to Mr. McNeil over the weekend, saying he was «flaunting contempt for his colleagues as » ignorant» leadership will not bring us an inch closer to independence.»

«Poison attacks»

In an op-ed in the pro-secession National, he said the MP gave «enemies of the SNP…a golden opportunity to launch poisonous attacks» and Labor an opportunity to win more Scottish seats in the election.

But Mr Russell admitted that members sent him letters and emails saying they were «unhappy with the party at this time». He added: «How could it be otherwise?»

The former Scottish Government minister said he was «heartbroken by some of the things I've seen and heard over the past few months, but nothing gets better from walk.» away from the problem.»

He argued that when «achieving independence becomes difficult,» nationalists should react more diligently rather than engage in «differences» that would harm the party and its campaign for division.

Responding to an article on Twitter, Ms. Cherry said: «While I share Mike's concern about the number of MPs leaving, times are hard, the reality is that nothing will change unless there is an open and honest review of what is happening. gone wrong in recent years & plan how to fix it.”