SCOTTISH Labour have become the official opposition in Holyrood after Amanda Bland quit “ragbag” Reform.Both parties had 17 MSPs each until Monday afternoon, when the list MSP for the Central Scotland and Lothians West region announced she would go independent.In a statement, the former police officer did not specify the reason for her departure, but made clear her “priorities and principles remain unchanged.”

SCOTTISH Labour have become the official opposition in Holyrood after Amanda Bland quit “ragbag” Reform.

Both parties had 17 MSPs each until Monday afternoon, when the list MSP for the Central Scotland and Lothians West region announced she would go independent.

In a statement, the former police officer did not specify the reason for her departure, but made clear her “priorities and principles remain unchanged.”

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