First Minister John Swinney has said he is committed to his role as SNP leader regardless of the result on Thursday.
John Swinney has pledged to lead the SNP to the 2026 Holyrood election and beyond regardless of what Thursday's poll bringsBut Swinney, who took on the role just eight weeks ago after Humza Yousaf stood down, has said he still plans to carry on into the 2026“I became leader of the SNP eight weeks ago today and I came into leadership in the SNP to bring my party together and to bring my country together,” he said on“I committed to do that for the long term, I committed to that task, to take...
The First Minister’s comments came as he campaigned in the north-east of Scotland with candidate Seamus Logan – who is fighting for the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat against embattled Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross.
Elsewhere, the Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop urged Labour to repeal the Internal Market Act – which the Scottish Government has repeatedly dubbed a “power grab” – if the party wins power later this week.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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