
Former health secretary Michael Matheson is the latest MSP to announce he will not stand next year.
SNP MP Kirsty Blackman asserts "huge talent" among proposed Holyrood election candidates despite multiple MSPs, including Michael Matheson and former First Ministers, stepping down. Blackman denies a talent drain and confirms she will not be standing for election. Matheson, a long-serving MSP, cited seeking new challenges.