Scotland’s education secretary John Swinney survives no-confidence vote
Motion tabled in light of the Scottish exam results row was defeated by 67 votes to 58
John Swinney, Scotland’s education secretary, has survived a no-confidence vote despite repeated accusations from opposition parties he is guilty of recklessly undermining trust in the education system.
Swinney, who is also deputy first minister in Nicola Sturgeon’s minority government, survived after the Scottish Green party MSPs threw their six votes behind the Scottish National party, defeating the no confidence motion by 67 votes to 58.
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