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John Swinney ‘must go’ in Scottish exams row, Labour demands

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Get the latest politics news sent straight to your inbox every FridayLabour are demanding Education Secretary John Swinney quits for his role in an exam results "shambles".The party said the senior SNP Government minister has "lost control" as anger grows at the way results were downgraded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.Results this week showed pupils from poorer communities were more likely to have grades "moderated" down from teachers' estimates, sparking protests from young people at a rally in Glasgow.

Swinney said there is "no evidence" they were disadvantaged.Scottish Labour also said the SQA were planning to wait until May next year to reveal all appeal results, a claim disputed by the organisation.Labour said a screengrab.

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