John Swinney said "What we have now is a Scottish parliament that has the largest number of independent supporting MSPs in its membership ever in its history, so that is an indication that after the May 7 elections there remains the solid appetite within Scotland to decide our own constitutional future." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 5, 2026

What we have now is a Scottish parliament that has the largest number of independent supporting MSPs in its membership ever in its history, so that is an indication that after the May 7 elections there remains the solid appetite within Scotland to decide our own constitutional future.

Said by

John Swinney

Scottish National Party

Source

heraldscotland.com

Editor's note · Context

On the pro-independence majority in the Scottish Parliament.

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