{"id":23748,"date":"2026-05-09T19:54:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/23748\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:54:05","slug":"scottish-first-minister-john-swinney-says-the-people-must-have-a-choice-about-their-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/23748\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish First Minister John Swinney says the people must have a choice about their future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Scottish First Minister John Swinney says the people must have a choice about their future\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3uKW6BEnD0w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nScottish First Minister John Swinney says the people must have a choice about their future<br \/>\n<br \/>\nScottish First Minister John Swinney says the people of Scotland must have a choice about their future as President Donald Trump congratulated him on his victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish parliament now has more pro-independence MSPs than at any point, although the SNP failed to secure a majority.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies has this report.<\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-local-elections-england-scotland-wales-2026-starmer-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#localelections2026 #scotland #johnswinney #snp #greenparty #reformuk #vote2026 #politics #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple 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