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Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

Swinney concerned his son may one day have to fight in war amid global tensions

The First Minister appeared on a BBC podcast (Steve Welsh/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s First Minister has said he is concerned his teenage son Matthew may have to fight in a war as he expressed “anxiety” at the state of the world.

Since the end of the Second World War, global relations have been governed by a “rules-based international order”, John Swinney said.

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