Top Story April 2, 2021 GLASGOW: The former leader of Britain First is standing for election in the same constituency as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Jayda Fransen was confirmed as an independent candidate in Glasgow Southside when nominations closed on Wednesday. Fransen had announced earlier this year that she planned to stand against the “SNP commie, Marxists, naughty people”. Although a member of the British Freedom Party, documents from Glasgow City Council show Fransen will be running as an independent. She has previously been convicted of a number of religiously-aggravated crimes, including harassment in both 2016 and 2018 – the latter of which saw her sentenced to 36 weeks in prison.