Interview: First Minister John Swinney

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney sits down with Podlitical. The First Minister talks about becoming SNP leader right before the UK general election was called, how he worried his party faced a wipeout when the polls closed, and how he believed he was "the only person on the planet who could turn it around" for the SNP following a bruising period under former First Minister Humza Yousaf. Swinney talks about the realisation he'd entered a "government bubble", why he believes the SNP is back on the front foot post-Scottish budget, and how he wants to make Scottish independence a "compelling proposition". For a range of political interviews,

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Interview: First Minister John Swinney is an episode from Podlitical by BBC.

This episode is 35:00 long.

This episode was published on Dec 18, 2024.

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