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Its almost enough to make you feel sorry for John Swinney. He might have rushed heroically to pull the SNP out of the frying pan but now he faces the fire of a General Election.

Nicola Sturgeon admitted that it was the backlash against her woke views on transgenderism that led her to resign from office last year.

VETERAN SNP spin doctor Kevin Pringle has left the Scottish Government and said he will seek work outside of politics.

The former Scottish first minister said transgender people are being used as ‘a battering ram.’

The former SNP leader expressed concern that transgender people are increasingly being used as "a battering ram" in political debates.

Ex-Scottish leader says she gets more abuse for her views on transgender rights than any other topic

Swinney was the only nominee after he persuaded former Finance Secretary Kate Forbes to join his team rather than challenge him, in a move billed a stitch-up by opponents.

LONDON -- Scotlands former deputy first minister was poised to become its third leader in just over a year after taking the helm of the troubled Scottish National Party on Monday.

Posting on X, John Swinney says he is "deeply honoured" to have been elected SNP leader and that he will "give all that I have to serve my party and my country".

Party’s return to minority government after a year of upheaval will test his renowned negotiating skills