Threat from the far right is real, but that leaves me all the more convinced that working together is not only the right choice, but the only choice,' says John Swinney - Anadolu Ajansı

That probably makes it difficult for John Swinney's Holyrood opponents to reject his call for a cross-party "summit". That doesn't mean the idea will be greeted with great enthusiasm. One Labour MSP told me roundtable meetings were the SNP's default alternative to taking meaningful action.

The first minister has called for politicians to unite against the far right in Scotland. In a press conference at his official residence Bute House, John Swinney said it was time to "draw a line in the sand" against "a politics of fear".