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Swinney vows he will not ‘kowtow to Downing Street’ over Scottish independence

Swinney said 73 of 129 MSPs back leaving the UK as he rejected Westminster’s refusal to grant a new referendum.

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The First Minister has insisted he will use the ‘independence majority’ at Holyrood.

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Swinney vows he will not ‘kowtow to Downing Street’ over Scottish independence

The First Minister has insisted he will use the ‘independence majority’ at Holyrood.

·London, United Kingdom
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John Swinney on what next for independence as UK Government rejects vote

JOHN Swinney has said he is looking at a “range of tactics” to “make it impossible” for the UK Government to refuse handing Scotland the powers to hold an independence referendum.

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Belfast Telegraph broke the news in Belfast, United Kingdom on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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