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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Craig Paton

Swinney: I feared for survival of SNP at end of Yousaf tenure

First Minister John Swinney spoke on a podcast (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has said he “feared for the survival of the SNP” in the final days of Humza Yousaf’s government.

Former first minister Mr Yousaf was forced to resign after he faced two separate votes of no confidence, one in his leadership and the other in the government he led, following the decision to scrap the Bute House Agreement with the Greens.

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