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Deputy First Minister defends SNP bus plans after McGill’s threatens legal action

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth (Image: Andrew Milligan / PA)

SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister has pledged to work with bus companies to bring buses back under public control after a major firm accused First Minister John Swinney of behaving like a dictator.

On the Sunday Show, BBC's Gary Robertson spoke with Jenny Gilruth after the First Minister said buses would be brought under public control by 2031 through franchising and regulation, with a bill tabled in Holyrood next year.

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