Mhairi Black

SNP MP Mhairi Black is stepping down at the next general election. Ms Black, the party’s deputy leader at Westminster, became the youngest MP in more than 300 years when she was elected aged 20 in 2015. Her maiden speech was viewed online more than 10 million times within a week. She is the sixth SNP MP to announce they will not contest the next election, which is expected to be held in 2024. In a statement Ms Black, 28, described Westminster as an "outdated, sexist and toxic" working environment. In 2018, she made headlines after detailing some of the abuse she received during a parliamentary debate on misogyny to mark International Women’s Day.

Anglais	Français
SNP = Scottish National Party	parti indépendantiste écossais, fondé en 1932
MP = Member of Parliament	membre du parlement, député
to step down	démissionner, se retirer
deputy	adjoint
maiden	ici, premier, inaugural
to contest	disputer, être candidat à (élection)
to be expected to	devoir (selon les prévisions)
to hold, held, held	se tenir, être organisé
statement	affirmation, déclaration
outdated	dépassé
to make, made, made headlines	faire les gros titres, défrayer la chronique
abuse	ici, attaques
to mark	célébrer