John Swinney says his summit to counter populism ‘above party politics’

First Minister John Swinney has insisted his efforts to counter the threat of populism are ‘above party politics’ (Jane Barlow/PA) -

John Swinney has insisted the summit he has called for this month to seek to counter the rise of populism is “above party politics”.

Instead he said he wanted to bring people from across Scotland’s mainstream together to protect Scottish values, saying these were “threatened by the rise of populism”.