Findlay says the FM’s words will be “no consolation to those waiting for treatment” for cancer. He criticises the health ...

Tenants’ union Living Rent has written to John Swinney urging him not to water down plans for rent controls in Scotland.

John Swinney was elected as the First Minister of Scotland in May 2024 after Humza Yousaf resigned. Swinney, who had previously led the SNP from 2000 to 2004, was legally sworn in on May 8.

First Minister John Swinney takes questions from opposition leaders and MSPs in Holyrood's weekly Q&A. ... The FM defended the guidance saying it would ensure positive outcomes for more young people.

John Swinney's first year as FM was defined by opponents' mistakes - now he's on his own. John Swinney’s successful first year has been, partly, down to his opponents being in disarray.

JOHN Swinney was last night accused of “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic” while swelling the ranks of his Cabinet. Rivals insisted his enlarged top team was full of the “same old ...

The first minister has said sorry to Gypsy Travellers who were forcibly resettled by Scottish authorities.

Kneecap has hit out at First Minister John Swinney during their sold-out performance in Glasgow after being axed from TRNSMT.

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to the Scottish gypsy traveller communities for a decades-long social experiment and its impacts. The “Tinker Experiment”, which lasted from 1940 until 1980, ...