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Is Swinney really under pressure?

After reports of disharmony among some SNP members, we ask David Wallace Lockhart if John Swinney will have lost any sleep.

Following the SNP鈥檚 by-election defeat to Scottish Labour last week, reports of a challenge to John Swinney have surfaced.

We ask David Wallace Lockhart if that talk should be taken seriously - and what he makes of Rachel Reeves' spending plans.

Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Fri 13 Jun 2025 00:00
麻豆社 Radio Scotland

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