In her address to the IIEA’s YPN, Mhairi Black offers her perspective on Scotland’s future now that Brexit has become a reality and the United Kingdom has formally withdrawn from the European Union. Her address follows recent Scottish Parliament Elections, held in May 2021, which saw the SNP win a fourth consecutive term in government.

About the Speaker:

Mhairi Black is the SNP Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South. Mhairi began campaigning during the Independence Referendum in Scotland in 2014. Following the Referendum Mhairi was approached to stand as Member of Parliament by her local branch in the 2015 general election. At 20 years old she became the youngest MP elected since the Reform Act of 1823. Since being elected Mhairi has campaigned for social justice and an end to austerity. Mhairi was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2019.