Former Scottish Labour MP bids to make comeback eight years after losing seat to SNP's Mhairi Black

By Katrine Bussey
Published 13th Feb 2023, 12:45 BST
Updated 13th Feb 2023, 12:45 BST
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​A former minister in Tony Blair's government has officially confirmed he is seeking to make a comeback at Westminster, almost a decade after losing his seat.

Douglas Alexander was in both Mr Blair's Cabinet and that of his successor Gordon Brown.

But as the SNP virtually swept the board in the 2015 general election, winning all but three of the Scottish seats at Westminster, Mr Alexander lost his his Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat to Mhairi Black – then a 20-year-old student.

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He is now seeking to make a return to elected politics, standing as Labour's candidate for East Lothian in the next general election.

Douglas Alexander, a former minister in Tony Blair's government, who is seeking to make a comeback at Westminster, almost a decade after losing his seat. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA WireDouglas Alexander, a former minister in Tony Blair's government, who is seeking to make a comeback at Westminster, almost a decade after losing his seat. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA Wire