John Swinney: SNP Leadership Challenge Would Not Be a Good Idea

Inside the SNP civil war

With Labour on the march, the knives are out for John Swinney.

Swinney begs rebels not to oust him

First Minister says he helped SNP ‘recover from a very, very difficult situation’ after Sturgeon and Yousaf

John Swinney responds to concerns SNP figures are briefing against leadership

John Swinney has said he is not worried in the slightest over concerns SNP rebels are briefing against him, warning a leadership contest would not…

John Swinney: SNP leadership challenge would not be a good idea

John Swinney, the First Minister, insisted he was not worried about internal critics.

John Swinney and Anas Sarwar clash over reports SNP figures plotting to oust FM

JOHN Swinney accused Anas Sarwar of “posturing” as they clashed over reports that SNP figures were plotting to oust the First Minister.

A leadership plot? It's not a good idea_ says 'increasingly desperate' John Swinney

An 'increasingly desperate’ John Swinney has tried to head off an SNP leadership challenge by warning rebels: ‘I don’t think that would be a good idea.’ The First Minister also sought to calm angry activists by vowing to ramp up a push for independence at next year’s Holyrood election. He said he ‘always’ planned to make breaking up the UK ‘phase two’ of his leadership, after moving on from the turmoil of the Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon era…