The Latest Breaking News from John Swinney

Shadow home secretary stops short of setting target, saying Conservatives have failed when they have done so

A BBC journalist was booed after asking a question about Scottish independence at the SNP’s Westminster campaign launch...

JOHN Swinney hit out at the current “hostility towards migration” after Keir Starmer’s recent pledge to cut net migration...

THE Scottish Greens have warned the SNP not to U-turn on its presumption against new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.

JOHN Swinney will urge people to “vote SNP to put Scotland’s interests first” as he formally launches the party’s General Election…

The SNP MSP has been banned from Holyrood for 27 days.

A LABOUR government would “lead to the devastation of employment” in the oil and gas industry in north-east Scotland, the First Minister has…

SINCE John Swinney became First Minister business confidence in Scotland has risen to become joint highest in the UK, according to a monthly poll.

SNP leader John Swinney has warned that a Labour government could preside over “austerity on steroids” if the party continues the…

DO the Scottish Conservatives know what a General Election is?

Scotland, it was claimed by first minister and SNP leader John Swinney, is again being “disrespected” by the Conservatives. This was his response to the news that the UK election would be held on July 4 – after many Scottish schools have already broken up for the summer, and just…