John Swinney has said he has “no doubt” the Prime Minister will be unable to remain in office if the SNP wins an overall majority at next year’s Holyrood election.

The Scottish First Minister told how he believes an SNP majority – which has only happened once in the history of the Scottish Parliament – could topple Sir Keir Starmer.

He also told an event in London his relationship with Sir Keir is in a “testing period now” in the run-up to that Holyrood vote in May 2026.

Mr Swinney has set the SNP the target of winning more than half the 129 seats up for grabs in the Scottish Parliament – pointing out when this happened in 2011 it triggered the 2014 independence referendum.

Addressing an Institute for Government event, the SNP leader added: “If that was to happen in May of ne

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