John Swinney said more than 100,000 Scottish exam grades that had been marked down last week would be reinstated.Making an emergency statement at Holyrood on Tuesday afternoon, the Scottish education secretary said the results would be restored to those recommended by teachers. The decision comes after a row erupted last week when the Scottish Qualifications Authority announced it had downgraded 124,000 exam results.

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