John Swinney has been crowned the new SNP leader today after nominations in the party's contest to replace Humza Yousaf closed without him being challenged.
Mr Yousaf appealed for SNP unity in the wake of Mr Swinney's election after the party's chaos of recent months. Party activist Graeme McCormick yesterday said he had secured the 100 nominations from 20 SNP branches needed to run against Mr Swinney. The SNP were forced to look for a third new leader in little more than a year after Mr Yousaf, who replaced Nicola Sturgeon in March 2023, announced his resignation last Monday
Mr Brown described Mr Swinney as the 'biggest hitter in the SNP' who would scare unionist parties 'to a great extent'. But she last week confirmed she would not run against Mr Swinney, who heaped praise on her and said she would be offered a 'significant' job in his team. The Perthshire North MSP was also SNP leader between 2000 and 2004, standing down after a poor showing at the European elections.
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