John Swinney 'best person we have' to take over as first minister - SNP Westminster leader

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Published 2024-04-30
Former SNP leader John Swinney is the "best person we have" to take over as first minister after Humza Yousaf quit, Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader, tells Sky News.

"These are serious times, serious times deserve serious politicians and they don't get much more serious than John Swinney," he says.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dademags77
    Nope, not Swinney. We need Kate Forbes to give us a common sense moral backbone again. Rid this country of stupid unworkable laws.
  • Swinney, the best person we have. H,ha,ha,ha. Oh, I've just fell off the chair laughing.
  • @AlVlogs1603
    Best they have just about sums up the total ineptitude in the SNP
  • If Swinney is the best they have the SNP have no hope and by extension Scotland if we have to rely on Swinney and Flynn.
  • @texan-rp4wc
    should have picked kate forbes in the first place last year
  • Swinney was the leader once before, SNP voters should remember that before they give the buffoon another go. 😂😂😂
  • @Morisrix
    Swiney ? Sturgeons nodding dog. 🤔
  • @craigham93
    Elmer Fudd is really pitching john swindle. Another joker that has been sacked more times than a king edward.
  • Should be an election , neither England or Scotland has had FM/PM elected by the people's mandate in a while rather both countries have had leaders "crowned" over the last two or three premiers , a situation that doesn't exactly scream democracy
  • Why did swinney,not go for it the last time,when sturgeon step down,another one from her nest
  • Just goes to show how little talent there is in Scotland. Swinney is not the answer ... just the lowest common denominator.
  • @ElmugreTV
    John swinney is the best they have? That's a terrifying thought. Never seen a more incompetent and out of touch politician, than John swinney.
  • If Swinney is the best the SNP has, the rest of them are despicable. And Freeport Forbes needs to crawl back into her burrow.
  • @lindamillar2505
    Stephen Flynn obviously doesn't want to lose a very well paid job by telling the truth about Humza John Sweeny and Nicola Sturgeon Give the Scottish people the right to vote for the next first minister