SNP set for rethink as fury over Scottish exams grows

Good morning,

John Swinney is set to announce a rethink of the Scottish Government’s policy on this year’s exam results after coming under pressure from opposition parties.

The Education Secretary will make a statement to the Scottish Parliament tomorrow after a week of controversy over the decision to change the grades of more than a quarter of all pupils in this year’s results.

It is understood that the threat of the Scottish Greens backing a potential no confidence motion from Scottish Labour, which had already been backed by the Scottish Conservatives, led to the rethink.

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