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 ...

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John Swinney has urged the UK Government to "think again" over plans to slash spending on welfare. The First Minister warned that cuts to benefits could end up punishing the most vulnerable members of ...

When John Swinney urged Americans to vote for Kamala Harris in November’s US presidential election, I wondered if he was setting himself up for a heaping slice of humble pie. Turns out I was wrong.

John Swinney has said Anas Sarwar’s words “count for absolutely nothing” as he accused the UK Government of a return to austerity – something the Scottish Labour leader had promised would not happen.

But speaking to the PA news agency in Edinburgh on Monday, John Swinney said the issue was wider than just the SNP and there were “big issues” with how women in politics are treated.

It was full steam ahead for HMS Russell Findlay as the Scots Tory leader navigated the choppy waters of ferry procurement.

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John Swinney has insisted the prospect of the private sector investing billions to secure a low-carbon future for the Grangemouth industrial cluster is realistic. The First Minister said he is ...

John Swinney is facing fresh criticism over the Mull school saga after a campaigner discovered that her email to the first minister was deleted without ever being opened. Tracy Mayo, who lives on ...