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SNP support for Nato U-turn grows

Two more SNP cabinet secretaries have backed a proposal to reverse the party's long-standing opposition to Nato.

Finance Secretary John Swinney and Health Secretary Alex Neil join First Minister Alex Salmond and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in supporting the U-turn, which could see an independent SNP-led Scotland remain in Nato if agreement is reached on the withdrawal of Trident.

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