Joanna Cherry will release her memoir on April 26, less than a fortnight before Scotland goes to the polls. ‌She has vowed to give an "astonishing insider's view of the culture of the SNP" under Nicola Sturgeon. Mr Swinney was Ms Sturgeon's deputy first minister with Ms Cherry seemingly about to lay out his own involvement in the transgender debate. ‌She will also accuse the SNP of effectively ditching its independence fight under Ms Sturgeon. ‌Ms Cherry was elected as an MP in 2015 for Edinburgh South West and was returned at the elections of 2017 and 2019.

Source: Daily Mirror March 09, 2026 20:55 UTC