John Swinney was today confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of Humza Yousaf. Mr Swinney – who also led the party from 2000 until 2004 and served as Nicola Sturgeon’s Deputy First Minister – is expected to be formally installed as First Minister later this week. The SNP’s nomination process closed at noon today and Mr Swinney was the sole nominee. Mr Swinney, 60, was born in Edinburgh and went to Forrester High School, before attending Edinburgh...
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Former Scottish deputy first minister John Swinney said he was “deeply honoured” to have become the new leader of the SNP.
A veteran activist had secured a nomination but agreed to back front-runner Swinney at the 11th hour.
After days of turmoil – and months of challenging polls – SNP members will be hoping he is the man to steady the ship.
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The new party leader is expected to be nominated by MSPs as first minister as early as Tuesday.
Graeme McCormick said he had the support to run but is backing former Scottish deputy first minister, who is sole official candidateA Scottish National party activist has pulled out of the race to become its new leader and has endorsed John Swinney as Scotland’s next first minister.Graeme McCormick, who stood to become SNP president in 2023, earlier claimed he could gather the 100 signatures needed from 20 different party branches to mount a challenge for the leadership. Continue reading