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John Swinney hits back at Tories' 'no prison' claim as FMQs focuses on knife crime

Summary by The National
JOHN Swinney insisted the Tories were wrong to claim that young offenders could not be sent to prison as First Minister’s Questions focused on a spate of recent stabbings across Scotland.

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In connection with several knife-wielding crimes committed by young people, the Association of German Criminal Police Officers (BDK) is calling for an expansion of weapon-free zones in Germany. "Weapon-free zones are the right thing to do. We must further expand these areas where police can check for knives," said BDK chairman Dirk Peglow to the newspapers of the Funke media group (Saturday editions). Every confiscated knife is one less potentia…

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The National broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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