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John Swinney keeps job as Education Secretary over school results fiasco

13.08.2020 - 19:13

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John Swinney has held on to his job after surviving a no-confidence vote over the pupil grades scandal. He was kept in post after securing the support of the pro-independence Scottish Greens.

The motion was defeated by 67 votes to 58. He was also personally backed in the Holyrood debate by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who paid tribute to her deputy.

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