JOHN Swinney has been slammed for “squirming” after he dodged five calls to define a woman. The First Minister was asked several times to say if he believed trans women were women and insisted he ...

John Swinney still refused say what a ‘woman’ is on Saturday despite the landmark ruling handed down by the Supreme Court. The First Minister would not say if he believed a trans woman was a ...

John Swinney has been announced as the Daily Record's newest columnist. The SNP leader's first column will be published in ...

EXCLUSIVE: Anas Sarwar said voters across Scotland needed "a new direction" which could only be offered by his party.

During a media conference at Bute House, Mr Swinney also announces his government's legislative programme will be published ...

Members of Scottish Parliament are urging John Swinney to organise a summit to address the rising tide of gang violence across Edinburgh and Scotland.

A growing turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers has escalated across Edinburgh and Glasgow in recent weeks.

John Swinney will effectively launch the SNP’s Holyrood election campaign when he publishes his Programme for Government next ...

John Swinney has defended the £20,000 pay rise for Scottish Government ministers as "fair". The First Minister said it was a ...

John Swinney has defended allowing his ministers to take a pay rise of almost £20,000 - suggesting it is a “principle of fairness”.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Record, the First Minister also spoke about the two child benefit cap, the NHS and ...

First minister focuses on improving NHS, plus Greens co-leader urges party unity after calling time on 17-year tenure ...