{"id":310524,"date":"2026-01-18T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/snp-majority-would-be-green-light-for-second-independence-vote-says-swinney\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:00:10","slug":"snp-majority-would-be-green-light-for-second-independence-vote-says-swinney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/snp-majority-would-be-green-light-for-second-independence-vote-says-swinney\/","title":{"rendered":"SNP majority would be &#8216;green light&#8217; for second independence vote, says Swinney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ycOyaTqPZ8Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"SNP majority would be 'green light' for second independence vote, says Swinney\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ycOyaTqPZ8Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Scottish first minister and SNP leader John Swinney says he will demand another independence referendum if his party wins the Scottish elections.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Swinney says he believes the Scottish National Party (SNP) had to do &quot;really well&quot; in May&#8217;s vote for there to be another independence referendum.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-labour-trump-lammy-vance-tankers-greenland-threats-nato-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#scotland #scottishindependence #politics <\/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>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor 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<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottish first minister and SNP leader John Swinney says he will demand another independence referendum if his party wins the Scottish elections. 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