The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has resigned from his post after a "disastrous" result for the party in the Scottish Parliament elections.
Tavish Scott's party suffered a heavy defeat in the Holyrood election, losing deposits after 25 constituency candidates failed to gain 5 per cent of the vote.
The Scottish Parliament will have just five Lib Dem MSPs, with no constituency seats on the mainland. They had 16 MSPs in the previous parliament.
Mr Scott, who was elected leader of the party in August 2008, said: "Thursday's Scottish general election result was disastrous and I must and do take responsibility for the verdict of the electorate.
"The party needs a new direction, new thinking and new leadership to win back the trust of the Scottish people."
The Liberal Democrat leader, Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg, said: "I was very sad to hear of Tavish's decision.
"He has been an excellent and energetic leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats at an extremely difficult time, as well as a good friend and colleague."
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