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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Alasdair Ferguson

Media coverage of John Swinney's World Cup trip expenses 'clickbait', Flynn says

Stephen Flynn has defended John Swinney (Image: PA)

THE media’s coverage of the First Minister’s trip to the US during the World Cup has been labelled as “clickbait” by Stephen Flynn, as he said the same level of “anger” would not be given to senior Westminster politicians.

The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport has defended John Swinney saying he “struggled with the notion” that a country’s leader would not be travelling in business class after his travel expenses featured as one of the main stories this week.

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