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John Swinney has been accused of "abandoning" a Scottish Government-backed clampdown on the illegal use of fireworks just days before some communities face a Bonfire Night "war zone". ‌

The SNP has ditched a planned licensing regime which would have meant Scots needed a permit to buy the pyrotechnics, with the First Minister blaming the cost. ‌

Swinney described the system as having been "paused" and claimed other elements of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 had already been introduced. ‌

The SNP Government will also not take forward proposals to restrict which days of the year fireworks can be bought.

Ash Regan, who now sits as an independent after quitting Alba, blasted Swinney for watering down the 2022 law.

She told MSPs: "This

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