John Swinney

First Minister John Swinney, Nicola Sturgeon MSP and Humza Yousaf MSP

AI-generated fake biographies of Sturgeon, Swinney removed from Amazon

First Minister John Swinney and UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Swinney branded 'analogue politician' by UK minister in NHS app row

New 'Corbynesque' hard-left party plays into hands of Farage and Swinney Euan McColm

Members of the For Women Scotland campaign group celebrate the Supreme Court ruling about the definition of the word 'woman' (Picture: Henry Nicholls)

Seven-day ultimatum for 'action' over same-sex toilet access

Starmer should have followed SNP, asked higher earners to pay more tax John Swinney

Buchanan Street in Glasgow's city centre. The Fraser of Allander Institute has said Scotland's economy has experienced a 'weaker recovery' from Covid compared to the rest of the UK. Picture: John Linton/PA Wire

Scotland's economic growth 'weaker' than rest of UK as Trump tariffs hit

John Swinney and Anas Sarwar

Sarwar calls for 'rewiring of state' to fix SNP's £5bn funding hole

Poll: Keir Starmer more unpopular than Nigel Farage in Scotland

First Minister John Swinney and Deputy Kate Forbes (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers Letters: Scotland needs a strong and forceful leader - not Swinney

The national treatment centres aim to bring down the NHS backlog.

Future of five delayed NHS centres will not be known until December

Trump's plan to visit his golf courses in Scotland next month revealed

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, one of the UK's four nuclear warhead-carrying submarines, at HM Naval Base Clyde

Exclusive SNP told to rethink 'mad' defence strategy as internal pressure grows

Professor Iain Gillespie, former principal and vice-chancellor of Dundee University, at Holyrood's education committee.

Exposing disgraced ex-Dundee University principal was a masterclass Rachel Amery

Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to pay a financial price for their failings, but they could pay a political one (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Swinney should beware calling for price to be paid for 'incompetence' Scotsman comment

First Minister John Swinney and former principal and vice-chancellor of Dundee University Professor Iain Gillespie.

Swinney urges disgraced ex-university boss to hand back £150k

Dundee University

The questions for and answers from Dundee University 's ex-principal

First Minister John Swinney

'We are sorry': Swinney apologises to Gypsy Travellers

A traveller family pictured near Pitlochry in 1958.

Pressure mounts on SNP Government to apologise for 'Tinker Experiment'

Fergus Ewing

Fergus Ewing: SNP will 'throw everything' into trying to stop me

No room for party politics when it comes to child sex exploitation Euan McColm

First Minister John Swinney addressing the Scotland 2050 conference in Edinburgh.

‘Bloated’ civil service in Scotland hits record size

John Swinney wants every Scottish pupil to have a good educational experience (Picture: Andrew Milligan - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Exclusion isn't the only response to difficult pupils

Nicola Sturgeon (left) leaves the UK Covid Inquiry hearing at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre last year, after admitting to deleting WhatsApp messages.

WhatsApp removed from Scottish Government phones after Covid backlash

Fergus Ewing

Fergus Ewing on the 'scunner' factor and going independent

The meeting heard concerns over staffing numbers, violence in class and worries over more budget cuts

Swinney: Excluding disruptive pupils risks pushing them into crime

Cattle numbers will not be reduced, Scottish Government has said

Scotland rejects climate change advice to cut livestock herds

The Scottish Government has unveiled its winter fuel payment scheme.

Explainer The eligibility rules for winter fuel payments in Scotland

First Minister John Swinney during his speech on national renewal and prevention, at the Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. Photo: Robert Perry/PA Wire

If Swinney knew how to fix Scotland's problems, he’d have done it Jackie Baillie

Scottish independence supporters on the march

Swinney: Scotland given 'poison pills' and policy scraps from UK table

Analysis Swinney is resetting public services - but why has he waited 18 years?

Union fury as John Swinney says public sector has to shrink

John Swinney has made a commitment around winter fuel payments in Scotland.

John Swinney gives major update on winter fuel payments for pensioners

Around 40 residents were evacuated due to the massive fire.

Man dead and girl, 8, in hospital after major flat blaze

First Minister John Swinney joins candidate for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election Katy Loudon during the last weekend of the campaign. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Swinney’s critics should bite their tongues and get behind him

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Defiant Russell Findlay says Tories can win seats from SNP next year

Alexander Dennis has announced it plans to close down its Falkirk area operations to relocate to one single base in Scarborough (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

SNP told to 'look themselves in the mirror' over bus firm job cuts

Sir Geoff Palmer has been appointed to the Order of the Thistle by King Charles III and will attend the offical ceremony of installation at St Giles' on Wednesday. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Swinney leads tributes to 'courageous' Sir Geoff Palmer

Smoke rises from a location allegedly targeted in Israel's wave of strikes on Tehran. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Starmer's de-escalation plea as drone attacks launched into Iran

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Analysis Can the Scottish Tories avoid electoral annihilation?

This photo shared on X by India's Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shows debris of a plane that crashed in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad

One British passenger survives as hundreds killed in Air India crash

Around 400 jobs are at risk at Alexander Dennis in Falkirk.

SNP accused of prioritising foreign firms as 400 bus jobs face axe

John Swinney outside the SNP’s base in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse before the by-election.

'SNP hasn't recovered' - Swinney admits after by-election humbling

First Minister John Swinney is facing calls to reboot his party in the wake of the damaging by-election defeat. Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images

Exclusive 'Piddling about the periphery': SNP veterans warn party needs renewal

To to stay in Holyrood race Sarwar should be least radical man in politics Euan McColm

Scottish Labour Deputy leader Jackie Ballie, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and Davy Russell, newly elected Scottish Labour MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse yesterday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Labour needs to sell message of positive change

John Swinney's stances on the EU, Donald Trump and migration, among others, have won plaudits (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Mainstreaming of far-right ideas in UK shows why Swinney was right Stephen Gethins

Scottish Labour's leader and deputy, Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie, celebrate Davy Russell's election as the MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why Davy Russell produced funniest by-election result of my lifetime Brian Wilson

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries