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UK Government planning Scots nuclear plant despite SNP opposition, Alister Jack says

THE UK Government is considering plans to build a nuclear reactor in Scotland despite fierce opposition from the SNP and planning being devolved ...

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak REFUSES to apologise for 'comparing Yessers with Putin'

RISHI Sunak called the SNP “a threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom” as he refused to apologise for comparing Yessers with extremists…

The National (Scotland)

SNP’s raison d’être is dead in the water

Letter: Until John Swinney and his party can construct a case for their one real policy – independence – voters won’t buy it, says Alex Gallagher

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Who is John Swinney, Scotland’s new first minister after Humza Yousaf quit?

Mild-mannered 60-year-old Swinney, who joined the SNP at 15, is the party’s third leader in 14 months.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on John Swinney’s Scotland: a new start but also more of the same

Editorial: The new first minister gets it that the public want better government, but he has not got much time to deliver

The Guardian - UK

Kate Forbes elected Scotland deputy first minister despite Green opposition

Fresh row erupts over Forbes’s conservative views on equality – but appointment is approved by narrow majority

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘I thought, Oh God, I hope I don’t get a dyed-in-the-wool Scottish Tory’

One is pro-Scottish independence, the other against – can they find common ground on taxation or the new laws on hate crimes?

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John Swinney scraps post of minister for independence to focus on economy

New first minister says case for Scottish independence best made by creating ‘vibrant economy’

The Guardian - UK

Scottish first minister John Swinney appoints Kate Forbes as deputy

Announcement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister ‘for everyone in Scotland’

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney to become Scottish first minister after vote by MSPs

New SNP leader seventh to hold the office, vacated after Humza Yousaf axed deal with Greens

The Guardian - UK

Making John Swinney leader may be the SNP’s smartest move in years

He’s not the man to lead Scotland to independence, but after a turbulent few years, he’s the safe pair of hands the party needs, says Herald columnist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened

Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney Poised To Lead Scottish National Party

Scotland's political landscape undergoes change as SNP transitions leadership amidst pro-independence agenda and internal challenges.

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John Swinney Elected As SNP Leader Amid Political Turmoil

John Swinney appointed as new SNP leader amidst internal challenges and upcoming elections in Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Could there really be a hung parliament at the next UK general election?

After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level

International Business Times

SNP Old-hand John Swinney Set To Be Scotland's New Leader

Scotland's likely next leader John Swinney is a political veteran who will have to unify his fractured separatist party and revitalise its flagging independence movement.

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The Guardian - UK

John Swinney becomes SNP leader after rival drops out

Long-serving politician set to become first minister after taking over Scottish National party role from Humza Yousaf

The Guardian - UK

SNP activist ‘not leaned on’ to pull out of challenging Swinney for leadership

Depute leader insists Graeme McCormick’s last-minute withdrawal proof party is united

The Guardian - UK

General election result not a ‘foregone conclusion,’ says Sunak – UK politics as it happened

PM says he is ‘determined to fight on’ after disastrous local, mayoral and Blackpool byelection results last week

The Guardian - UK

SNP activist abandons leadership bid and endorses John Swinney

Graeme McCormick said he had enough support to run but is backing former Scottish deputy first minister as sole official candidate

The Guardian - UK

SNP activist aims to challenge John Swinney for party leadership

Graeme McCormick claims he will gather requisite number of signatures to force contest instead of unopposed coronation

The Guardian - UK

The SNP may be laid low but the call of Scottish independence is loud and clear

Polls saying the nationalist cause is no priority among voters are misleading. The aspiration to once again be a sovereign European state has only been strengthened by devolution

The Guardian - UK

Local elections wipeout appears to be harbinger of doom for Rishi Sunak

With an estimated 25% vote share, Tory performance matches 1995 nadir reached under John Major

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