Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay accused the first minister of being "addicted to secrecy", quoting the Auditor General's report on government spending on public services.

John Swinney is quizzed about a critical Audit Scotland ... Labour MSP Colin Smyth asks for the FM's response to calls to widen access to Scotland’s Redress Scheme to allow survivors of abuse ...

His ability to see off two motions of no confidence has contributed to a third moniker, perhaps the most apt, "the great ...

The Winter Fuel Payment debacle and the fallout from the Budget have hit Anas Sarwar and Swinney has steadied the Government.

I suspect First Minister John Swinney would very much like this matter to go away ... that they would negatively impact on ...

"Kate Forbes still has her own leadership ambitions, setting them aside this Spring in the interest of party unity to accept ...

Scottish Tory deputy leader Rachael Hamilton has also said the SNP's "shoddy excuses" in defence of Health Secretary Neil ...

John Swinney has said inheritance tax reforms introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget are already having a “chilling ...

When John Swinney threw his hat into the ring to become ... a role he held until 2014 when he was promoted to DFM when Sturgeon became FM. Alongside that role he also served as cabinet secretary ...

The Scottish Greens' finance spokesman Ross Greer warned the party would find it 'impossible' to support the SNP if it ...