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John Swinney appointed SNP new leader
Former deputy first minister of Scotland John Swinney with party supporters and fellow MSPs after a press conference at the Grassmarket Community Project in Edinburgh, where he confirmed he is running to succeed Humza Yousaf as both SNP leader and Scotlan
FORMER Scottish deputy first minister John Swinney was announced as the new SNP leader today after no challenger for the position of first minister came forward.
His accession follows the resignation of previous incumbent Humza Yousaf, who faced confidence votes last week after he ended his party’s Holyrood partnership with the Scottish Greens.
Posting on social media, Mr Swinney said he was “deeply honoured.”
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