John Swinney has said he previously tried to leave the Scottish Government twice - but Nicola Sturgeon wouldn't let him.The Deputy First Minister said he offered to leave Government in 2016 and 2021.
He also came “incredibly close to resigning” over the 2020 exams fiasco.He announced he was resigning earlier this month after nearly 16 years in Government.Swinney was Scottish education secretary at the onset of the pandemic.
Exams were cancelled and a new grading system was put in place.Teachers then estimated pupils’ marks and they were moderated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).But that saw 124,564 pupils having their results lowered from the teacher estimates.
Swinney apologised following an outcry and told the SQA to change downgraded results to the estimates.Swinney told the BBC’s Nicola Sturgeon Podcast: “I came incredibly close to resigning.
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