Heartbroken Education Secretary John Swinney has told how his mum died at the start of lockdown. The Deputy First Minister also spoke of his wish to see his dad again as he urged the country to adhere to guidelines as restrictions are eased.
Mr Swinney was able to console his dad at his mum’s funeral at the end of March - the last time they saw each other face-to-face."My mum died just at the beginning of lockdown,” Mr Swinney told the BBC."And I’ve not seen my dad since we went to my mum’s funeral at the end of March.“I’m desperate to sit in my dad’s garden and see him face to face.“But everybody has had to face up to these difficulties as we’ve wrestled with lockdown."And people have been really really good, and we’re just asking them