John Swinney to become Scotland's new first minister after Holyrood vote

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John Swinney will become Scotland's new first minister after being backed by a majority of MSPs.

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John Swinney sworn in as Scotland's new First Minister
John Swinney has officially been sworn in as Scotland’s new First Minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. It comes after the Perthshire North MSP - who has previously served as finance secretary, education secretary and deputy first minister for the Scottish government- was elected SNP leader unopposed on following the resignation of Humza Yousaf. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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