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'It's a foolish point': John Swinney pans Anas Sarwar's Budget negotiating tactic

JOHN Swinney has called Anas Sarwar's negotiation tactics during Scottish Budget discussions "foolish" and revealed Alex Cole-Hamilton is…

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John Swinney vows to remain as First Minister until 2031 if SNP wins Holyrood

JOHN Swinney has vowed to remain as First Minister of Scotland until 2031 — if SNP win the Holyrood election next year.

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First Minister to announce £3m scheme to combat child poverty

JOHN Swinney will urge Scottish people to “think big and act bold” when he announces proposed measures to tackle child poverty on Wednesday.

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First Minister joins calls for disgraced Stuart Hogg to be stripped of MBE

JOHN Swinney has voiced support over calls to have a former Scotland Rugby captain’s royal honours stripped.

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Hogg abuse ‘incredibly disappointing’, says Swinney

The 32-year-old was sentenced to a community payback order with 12 months of supervision after admitting a charge of domestic abuse.

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Swinney: Consumption room should help reduce ‘entirely unacceptable’ drug deaths

The First Minister has visited the UK’s first facility where drug users can inject in a clean and safe environment.

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John Swinney floats 'Northern Ireland-style trigger' for Scottish independence vote

THE First Minister has called for a Northern Irish-style trigger for a border poll to be used for a Scottish independence vote ...

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John Swinney hails 'step forward' as UK's first drugs consumption space to open

THE opening of the UK’s first safer drugs consumption room will be a “significant step forward” in efforts to tackle Scotland’s drug…

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Drug consumption room ‘significant step forward’ in tackling deaths – Swinney

The Scottish First Minister visited the Thistle Centre in Glasgow, which will open on Monday.

Evening Standard

First Minister to visit UK’s first drug consumption room

John Swinney says the facility marks a ‘crucial’ step in reducing drug-related harm in Scotland.

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Family of murdered banker meet First Minister two decades after shooting

Veronica Wilson spoke to John Swinney about the unsolved killing of her husband Alistair at their home in Nairn in 2004.

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Swinney condemns illegal release of lynx in Highlands after animals captured

The Scottish First Minister said he is ’emormously grateful’ to everyone involved in safely trapping the two cats.

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John Swinney tears into Tory 'nonsense' and 'populism' in fiery FMQs clashes

JOHN Swinney accused the Scottish Tories of representing the “shadowy face of populism” – as well as demanding the “nonsense” of both tax…

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First Minister John Swinney strongly condemns 'illegal release' of lynx

FIRST Minister John Swinney has condemned the illegal release of two lynx in the Highlands ...

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Labour abstention means ‘cheapest budget deal’ since devolution – Findlay

Holyrood will vote on the Government’s tax and spending plans next month.

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New head of Scottish judiciary welcomed to role by John Swinney

A JUDGE who has been “at the forefront of promoting open justice” has been appointed as Scotland’s new Lord President...

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'Formidable': Two of Europe's largest battery storage sites to be built in Scotland

An £800 million deal which will create two further battery energy storage sites in Scotland – each of which are the largest in Europe – has…

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John Swinney to consider Scottish Government’s use of Twitter amid concerns

John Swinney has said he is concerned by the moderation changes at Facebook and Instagram, while signalling that he may reconsider the Scottish…

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Swinney voices concern at Meta changes and will ‘keep considering’ use of X

Facebook and Instagram will move away from using third-party fact checkers to flag misleading content.

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Battery storage sites deemed ‘formidable’ for Scotland’s energy future

Three sites in Scotland will have a theoretical capacity to power 4.5 million homes for two hours.

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Swinney wants to ‘finish the task’ on Scottish independence

The Scottish First Minister said independence was an ‘urgent priority’.

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John Swinney apologises to islanders hit by over-budget and delayed ferries

THE First Minister has apologised to islanders impacted by delays in building two new ferries to serve the routes off Scotland’s west coast ...

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Swinney taking ‘nothing for granted’ on Budget despite Labour plans to abstain

The First Minister said the announcement Labour MSPs will abstain in Budget votes made him ‘more confident’ the proposals will pass.

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John Swinney hits back at BBC presenter on question about Scottish independence

JOHN Swinney has said delivering independence is an “urgent priority” as he hit back at a BBC presenter during an interview on Wednesday…

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John Swinney says he would not refuse to meet Donald Trump in Scotland

The US president-elect is expected to visit the country this year.

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