Swinney warns of ‘rising tide of hateful rhetoric’ in wake of unrest

First Minister John Swinney condemned disorder in Glasgow and Greenock this week in the wake of the Belfast knife attack (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

There is a “rising tide of the spread of hateful rhetoric” in Scotland, John Swinney has said in the wake of unrest.

Tensions flared in Glasgow and Greenock this week following the stabbing attack in north Belfast on Monday night, with police saying members of the public were “attacked because of the colour of their skin” in Scotland’s biggest city.