John Swinney has said he looks forward to Nicola Sturgeon campaigning for the SNP ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. The First Minister said he "very much" welcomed his predecessor's ...

John Swinney has denied the SNP has an issue with women despite almost two thirds of the party’s MSPs who are quitting Holyrood next year being female. So far, 29 sitting MSPs have announced ...

“The threat from the far-right is real,” declared John Swinney portentously. “... that leaves me all the more convinced that working together is not only the right choice, but the only choice.

First Minister John Swinney has said he “feared for the survival of the SNP” in the final days of Humza Yousaf’s government. Former first minister Mr Yousaf was forced to resign after he ...

John Swinney has said he was "not surprised" a Scottish Labour veteran had chosen to quit the party over cuts to the UK welfare system. The First Minister spoke out today after the Record revealed ...

John Swinney has insisted the SNP is “back in business”, as several clouds hanging over his chances of keeping his job next year have begun to part ways. The First Minister has had a spring in ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. First Minister John Swinney has said he is “not sympathetic” to allowing alcohol at football games. Documents released through freedom ...

John Swinney has declared the SNP is "back in business" just days after Nicola Sturgeon was cleared by cops. The First Minister said he was "very, very pleased" with the current state of his party ...

Credit: The Scottish Parliament First Minister John Swinney has led heartfelt tributes to Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie following her death at the age of 57, remembering her as a ...

JOHN Swinney has addressed SNP members following the news she had been cleared in a police investigation into the party's finances. On Thursday, a Police Scotland spokesperson said that their probe ...

Dozens of organisations have penned a letter to First Minister John Swinney calling on him to bring forward promised legislation to phase out gas boilers in homes over fears delays will have ...

JOHN Swinney has insisted it is “important” to keep university education free for Scottish students – after a poll suggested almost half of adults support the idea of introducing charges based on the ...