John Swinney urged to show he is no longer ‘Sturgeon’s wingman’ by handing major role to social conservative
The 60-year-old party veteran said 34-year-old Ms Forbes would have “a big role to play” in his minority government after he was
The Greens are expected to help make Mr Swinney First Minister during a vote in Holyrood on Tuesday or Wednesday. But the party’s seven MSPs could make life difficult for him by refusing to back SNP budgets and legislation. Mr Harvie has said that he would not have been “comfortable” remaining as a minister if Ms Forbes had succeeded Ms Sturgeon as SNP leader last year.But Mr Swinney plots how to unify his own divided party, one ally said there was confidence that the new leader could bring in Ms Forbes as his deputy while managing the relationship with the Greens.
Warning that it may not be “palatable” to the Greens, Mr Aberdein added: “It’s up to John Swinney to find the issues where he can find support from other parties. He may have to compromise. But in politics that’s not such a bad thing.”that Mr Swinney should “give her any job she wants”. He added: “He has to offer a clean break. Bringing Kate back is a way of starting to do that.
He told reporters he would “reach out” to the unionist parties. “On some issues I’m sure we’ll be aligned with the Scottish Greens, but I’m sure on other issues we’ll have to find support and agreement with other political parties.” “Will they offer a progressive vision for Scotland’s future, or will they retreat toward the tepid middle ground, which would force them to rely on the Tories and other pro-union parties?” said Mr Harvie.
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