Will John Swinney be forced to resign over Israel meeting?

When it rains for the SNP, it pours. It transpires that the Scottish government’s culture secretary, who met with Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK, was sent to the rather controversial meeting by none other than First Minister John Swinney himself. Revelations of the encounter have infuriated pro-Palestine party members, with it being understood that hundreds have quit their membership over the matter amidst growing calls for Angus Robertson to resign. Now the latest news that Swinney put his culture secretary up to it has landed the FM in a rather sticky spot…

It emerged last week that Angus Robertson had a ‘secret’ encounter with Daniela Grudsky, after the Scottish government released a press readout from the meet four days after it had taken place and Grudsky shared a picture of herself and Robertson on social media. The culture secretary was quick to receive backlash, with SNP MSP Kevin Stewart quote tweeting the image, writing: