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Finally I asked about the latest legal case being brought by For Women Scotland

And former SNP MP Stephen Gethins also new to Holyrood and now in government

And now former Edinburgh council SNP group leader Simita Kumar also goes into government

A few videos of speeches at today’s women’s rights protest outside Holyrood today. Tomorrow is the deadline for the Scottish Govt to respond to For Women Scotland’s latest legal action. Sources tell me the govt is prepared to go back to court. LBC News Scotland l LBC 1/2

NEW: John Swinney tells LBC he supports “in principle” British troops on the ground after a peace settlement in Ukraine - he also reveals he’s written to the PMs of Greenland and Denmark offering solidarity in unsettling times LBCNewsScot

Chant of “Alex” from the crowd as mourners leave the cathedral

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John Swinney on a ministerial visit this morning was asked further questions about the SNP finances, in particular the £600k+ ring-fenced fund for a second referendum. He admits it was spent but says it was “part of the resources available” to the SNP LBC l LBCNewsScot

John Swinney taking reporters questions the wake of more info in the Peter Murrell embezzlement case around the checks and balances that did or did not exist in the SNP I asked him what he would say now to Murrell if he was in front of him.

Outside John Swinney’s press conference a rather emotional Joanna Cherry tells how she and others had tried to raise concerns about party finances

Junior ministers now being appointed- first in is new Shetland MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad. Never been in politics before now straight into govt. She resigned her job with oil firm Equinor the day she was elected.

John Swinney has been answering more questions on the Peter Murrell case today - LBC asked why warnings raised by NEC members were shut down, prompting resignations - “these issues are in the past”. Also says he won’t be listening to what Keir Starmer has to say on this.

Former SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn is the first new face in - after he had a little door trouble

And a returner … Jamie Hepburn. He resigned from govt after an altercation with former Tory MSP Douglas Ross. More to come but understand no more new faces.

John Swinney on a housing development this morning has taken questions on independence referendum delivery - when his secret plan will be put into action - and on calls for a Holyrood inquiry into the Murrell case. He doesn’t believe there needs to be one. 2 videos 👇

Kenny Gibson says he’s a “repentant sinner” and a “poacher turned gamekeeper” as a result of his election as Presiding Officer. Says the era of a “dull” Parliament is over and the result was “unexpected for the Scottish Government” LBC News Scotland l LBC

NEW: John Swinney sticking to his guns that Trump was unaware of the issue with whisky tariffs before he raised it last year - and says Trump contacted him directly yesterday to let him know. Also “welcomes engagement” of King and UKG LBC

Huddle video 🧵 of post Edinburgh International Book Festival book launch with Nicola Sturgeon’s and Scottish press First questions on Joanna Cherry’s description of her leadership as “Stalinist” and snp finances, then on whether she owes women vilified in gender row an apology👇🏻

Well there you go - there is another newbie in govt. Kirsten Oswald another former MP.

NEW: John Swinney point blank refusing to answer questions about why the Lord Advocate wrote to him with details of the indictment of Peter Murrell a month before the details were made public. Urgent question on this has been asked for by Scottish Conservatives today. LBC News

John Swinney has been responding to the Jordan Linden sentencing- LBC asked him if 18 months was long enough, if another Linden could happen in the SNP and if he would tell him to apologise to his victims

Tells me cutting winter fuel payments and not compensating the WASPI women were “big mistakes”

Full interview video 🧵 👇🏻with Maggie Chapman for LBC

Ivan McKee has also arrived - could he be the new Finance Secretary with a business role too?

NEW: Shona Robison tells LBC the GERS figures show Scotland is paying its way through devolved taxation and any “notional deficit” is the fault of UKG decisions such as debt repayments and “notional defence expenditure”. says an independent Scotland cd be like Ireland

NEW: I asked John Swinney about the NHS Fife tribunal case brought by nurse Sandie Peggie- says law is “crystal clear” on single sex spaces &amp; that he “expects all public authorities to operate within the law” (2 videos) LBC News Scotland LBC News LBC

Stephen Flynn, SNP’s Westminster leader, was campaigning in Glasgow today - visiting a community centre in Scotstoun - he was asked for his reaction to the conviction of former SNP councillor Jordan Linden yesterday, and if his party had an issue with believing victims. LBC News

NEW: I asked John Swinney about the NHS Fife tribunal case brought by nurse Sandie Peggie- says law is “crystal clear” on single sex spaces & that he “expects all public authorities to operate within the law” (2 videos) LBC News Scotland LBC News LBC