Graeme McCormick had looked on course to secure enough support to force a formal leadership contest. But he agreed to not seek nomination late last night following talks with Mr Swinney.
I shudder to think of the return of John Swinney as the unelected captain who sank his previous Titanic. Sneaky Swinney was the nickname those like me gave him.
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