Scotland must have the power to decide its own future in the UK ahead of the next general election, John Swinney has insisted - with the SNP leader making clear he wants the country to be "fully Farage-proofed".Less than 24 hours after being re-elected as Scotland's First Minister, he took aim at Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party - who won their first seats in the Scottish Parliament, coming in joint second place with Labour.With elections elsewhere in the UK putting Plaid Cymru ahead in Wale

Scotland must have the power to decide its own future in the UK ahead of the next general election, John Swinney has insisted - with the SNP leader making clear he wants the country to be "fully Farage-proofed".Less than 24 hours after being re-elected as Scotland's First Minister, he took aim at Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party - who won their first seats in the Scottish Parliament, coming in joint second place with Labour.With elections elsewhere in the UK putting Plaid Cymru ahead in Wales, and with a Sinn Fein first minister in place in Northern Ireland, Mr Swinney also took the opportunity to warn Westminster of the growing "significance" of the so-called "Celtic fringe".