Not even Holyrood staff are getting John Swinney's World Cup bank holidayThe SNP leader's bid to curry favour with voters is falling apart as even parliament staff won't get the day off automaticallyView 2 Images John Swinney takes a swing and miss as he tries to prove his credentials on the football pitchNot even staff at the Scottish Parliament will get John Swinney's World Cup bank holiday as his pre-election bribe falls apart. ‌Scotland will play their first World Cup match in 28 years in the early hours of Sunday, June 14 against Haiti, in Boston. It has now emerged Holyrood staff will not be eligible for the bank holiday. Bitter SNP councillors try to stop pubs showing England games during the World Cup READ MORE :He was asked by Scottish Green co-leader Gillian Mackay "whether MSP staff and Scottish parliamentary service staff will benefit from the new national bank holiday introduced to mark Scotland’s participation in the men’s football World Cup". ‌Asked why, he added: "The corporate body will not designate Monday 15 June as an additional holiday for its staff.

Source: Express March 20, 2026 13:25 UTC