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Swinney apology to Gypsy Travellers ‘significant milestone’, campaigner says

Swinney apology to Gypsy Travellers ‘significant milestone’, campaigner says

Roseanna McPhee welcomed the First Minister’s formal apology which she said came as a result of years of campaigning.

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