Swinney tells campaign launch event he can bind party together, restore trust and achieve independence
John Swinney met other frontrunners to succeed Humza Yousaf on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid another divisive leadership contest.John Swinney met other frontrunners to succeed Humza Yousaf on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid another divisive leadership contest.
To applause from his supporters, including five Scottish government cabinet secretaries, he said: “Only I can draw the SNP together as one unified team; opposition parties inStung by the suggestion he was being called in as a caretaker, Swinney said he wanted to lead the SNP well beyond the 2026 Scottish parliamentary elections. “I’m not a caretaker. I’m not an interim leader.
Even though Swinney’s buoyant demeanour implied he felt very confident he would become the party’s next leader, he did not answer specific questions from the media about whether he had offered Forbes the post of deputy first minister, or a follow-up question on whether the election would be a coronation – which would have suggested he knew whether or not Forbes would run.
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