John Swinney is set to face First Minister’s Questions on Thursday after his former parliament business minister resigned following accusations of bullying.

Jamie Hepburn quit the post on Friday after former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross accused him of “physically grabbing” him, raising his voice, and using “foul and abusive language” inside the Scottish Parliament last week.

Hepburn admitted he used language he shouldn’t have, but downplayed the incident, saying he did not grab Ross and instead placed his hand on his shoulder.

In his resignation letter to the First Minister, Hepburn said he has been “reflecting on the incident” over the last two days and concluded that he wanted to offer his resignation as Swinney’s business minister.

He added that it was a “source of regr

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