First Minister John Swinney offers his thoughts on Labour’s first 12 months in power at Westminster – and where Keir Starmer ...

John Swinney sets out his vision for a radical overhaul of Scotland’s public services, centred around ‘whole family support’ — a ...

But it’s clear that whether it’s Labour or Tories in power, the welfare state is not in safe hands at Westminster. The Big ...

The First Minister said he could 'reconsider' the SNP's longstanding policy against directly funding munitions amid the ...

Official correspondence reveals new details of the sit-down meeting between Eric Trump and the First Minister at Bute House ...

First Minister John Swinney has called for a "generational shift" in how Scotland's public services support families. Writing in The Herald, the SNP leader says he knows that Scots "expect their ...

The Scottish Labour leader has accused John Swinney of facing a “crisis in leadership”.

THE issue of the potential transfer of up to 600,000 tons of rubbish a year to England across the border from Scotland ...

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 ...

First Minister John Swinney has accused the UK government of taking an "absolutely appalling" approach to welfare reform. MPs ...

Scotland's first minister has defended guidance issued to schools on how to deal with violent and aggressive behaviour from ...