Keith Brown backs John Swinney as the next first minister of Scotland

Keith Brown, the deputy leader of the SNP, is backing John Swinney to be the next first minister of Scotland. That comes after a warning from MP Joanna Cherry who said that there is "no need for an unseemly rush by the (old) boys' club to stitch up the succession". Mr Brown said: "The majority of the cabinet are female and of course we had a very lengthy period with a female leader, so anybody can come forward for this contest. "I just mention John Swinney as one person who would meet the criteria that I think is very important for the new leader, whoever that is." Read the latest: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-scotlands-first-minister-battling-to-save-job-and-why-have-politicians-lost-peoples-trust-12593360 #snp #politics #sophyridge #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales