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John Swinney Takes Swipe at Nicola Sturgeon's Failed Independence Strategy as He Defends Blueprint

SCOTLAND, JUL 31 – John Swinney says SNP must win a majority of 65 MSPs at next Holyrood election to legally secure a second independence referendum, despite polling challenges.

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John Swinney has hit out at the independence strategies of his predecessors he warned “haven’t worked”.

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John Swinney takes swipe at Nicola Sturgeon's failed independence strategy as he defends blueprint

John Swinney has hit out at the independence strategies of his predecessors he warned “haven’t worked”.

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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Daily Record broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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