John Swinney admits trying to resign twice but Nicola Sturgeon wouldn't let him

John Swinney has said he previously tried to leave the Scottish Government twice, but Nicola Sturgeon wouldn't let him

John Swinney has said he previously tried to leave the Scottish Government twice - but Nicola Sturgeon wouldn't let him.

But that saw 124,564 pupils having their results lowered from the teacher estimates. Swinney apologised following an outcry and told the SQA to change downgraded results to the estimates. Swinney said he offered to stand down from the Cabinet after the Scottish Parliament elections in 2016 and 2021 but said Sturgeon "basically wouldn’t countenance me leaving Government”.

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