The first minister is looking towards independence but must balance government business with calls for a second referendum.

While speaking to journalists on Monday, Mr Swinney said the change in policy from the UK government would increase ...

First Minister accused of raising the prospect of job losses through political choice rather than financial necessity ...

Winter fuel payments for Scottish pensioners will not be less than those being paid by the UK government south of the border, ...

Record View says new figures on ambulances being stuck on hospital forecourts are a further cause for concern.

The First Minister was told in a letter from the firm's president and chief executive in August that it was “reconsidering” ...

Scotland is being given "poison pills" and policy scraps from the UK table instead of flourishing on its own two feet, John ...

A lack of recent meetings between the Scottish Government and the Treasury is an “issue of concern”, First Minister John ...

John Swinney became Scotland's First Minister in May 2024. He replaced Humza Yousaf, who resigned after ending the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens. Before this, Swinney had stepped down ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has vowed he would not “do any sort of deal or co-operation” with Nigel Farage after ...

Scotland’s First Minister has called for de-escalation in the Middle East as he warned the conflict between Israel and Iran ...

We will do everything we can to save Alexander Dennis jobs, vows Swinney - It came as the bus manufacturer proposes to ...