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Swinney hopes for Treasury deal to pay for £2bn Forth crossing

Finance Secretary John Swinney yesterday sought early talks with the Treasury about how the new £2bn Forth bridge is to be financed, after the row over financing the project threatened a constitutional crisis.

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ROBBIE DINWOODIE, Chief Scottish Political Correspondent

FINANCE Secretary John Swinney yesterday sought early talks with the Treasury about how the new £2bn Forth bridge is to be financed, after the row over financing the project threatened a constitutional crisis.