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John Swinney hints at major U-turn on SNP munitions ban
The SNP may drop its ban on using taxpayers' cash to support munitions projects due to threats posed by nations like Russia, John Swinney has said.
The first minister told a recording of the podcast Holyrood Sources that his party's long-standing position 'can be reconsidered' in a notable shift which seemed to be paving the way for a U-turn.
The Scottish government has come under significant pressure and been accused of playing 'student politics' over a policy that means taxpayer support cannot be granted to support the 'manufacture of munitions'.
The Times revealed last month that Scottish Enterprise, the economic development agency, had refused to support plans for a new specialist welding centre due to fears it could be used to support the building of Royal Navy attack submarines.
