Alistair Carmichael will act as interim leader (Aaron Chown/PA)
Nominations for the next leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats have formally opened, more than a week after Willie Rennie announced he was stepping down.
Mr Rennie, known for his eye-catching photocalls as well as his championing of mental health care, is stepping down after a decade in the job.
His decision comes after the Liberal Democrats saw their number of MSPs reduced further at May’s Holyrood elections, with the party winning just four seats.
Willie Rennie campaigning in the run-up to May’s Holyrood election, in which his party returned just four MSPs (Jane Barlow/PA)
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