John Swinney declares SNP ‘healed’ a year after taking helm of ‘fractured’ party

John Swinney said he has ‘healed’ a ‘fractured’ SNP after taking over as party leader and Scottish First Minister a year ago (Jane Barlow/PA) -

John Swinney has said he has “healed” the SNP, after inheriting a “fractured” party from his predecessor Humza Yousaf.

The First Minister said when he took over the top job in Scottish politics just over a year ago, he had to deal with both a “fractured party” and a “fractured Parliament”.