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.

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.