Alyn Smith and Evelyn Tweed backed Mr Swinney in his new role.
The election of John Swinney as the SNP’s new leader – and presumed First Minister – has been praised by Stirling ’s MP and MSP.
That message has been backed by Stirling MSP Evelyn Tweed, who gave her support to Mr Swinney – praising him as a “man of integrity and compassion” who carried “widespread respect” across the party. “Looking forward to working with John as we move Scotland forward towards the General Election and on to independence.”
In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland, Mr Smith labelled Mr Swinney “the right person for the right role at the moment”.“My happiness is tempered by the scale of the task that we’ve got to do.Mr Swinney had initially faced questions of a contest from Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes – but Ms Forbes pulled out of the running and gave her backing to Mr Swinney, with rumours of Ms Forbes being offered a senior role in a future government.
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