John Swinney Has Been Confirmed As The SNP's New Leader

Scotland’s former deputy first minister was appointed without a contest after no one else chose to stand against him.

He said: “I am deeply honoured to have been elected as leader of the SNP. I will give all that I have to serve my party and my country.”The veteran nationalist will also be confirmed as the new Scottish first minister later this week.His main task will be to turn around the SNP’s fortunes as the party appears to be on course to lose a swathe of seats to

A poll published by the Sunday Times yesterday showed the SNP could see its number of MPs reduced from 43 to just 15.Swinney will also have to navigate getting key legislation, and a budget, through the Scottish Parliament even though the SNP does not have a majority.But he dumped them from the Scottish government two weeks ago in a move which ultimately led to his departure from office.

Swinney has signalled that he will not seek to resurrect the agreement, and will instead seek the support of opposition parties on a case-by-case basis.Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.

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