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John Swinney defends SNP ditching 'independence' on the ballot paper

JOHN Swinney has defended the decision to ditch Humza Yousaf’s plan to have the word independence on the ballot paper at the General Election.

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John Swinney defends private sector in Scottish NHS despite attacks on Labour

JOHN Swinney has defended the use of private firms in the Scottish NHS – despite attacking Labour with claims their rivals would privatise the…

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John Swinney demands answers from Douglas Ross over expenses claims

Douglas Ross has “serious” questions to answer on whether he used Westminster expenses to travel for his job as a football linesman,…

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Douglas Ross has undermined his position as Scottish Tory leader, John Swinney says

DOUGLAS Ross’s position as Scottish Tory leader has been “significantly undermined” after he chose to stand as a General Election candidate…

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'Sharp cuts': John Swinney presses Labour to explain where £18bn cuts will come from

FIRST Minister of Scotland John Swinney has urged Labour to explain where £18 billion in cuts predicted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies…

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Rishi Sunak's D-Day move 'completely destroyed' his credibility, says John Swinney

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has “completely destroyed” his credibility by leaving D-Day commemorations early, John Swinney has said ...

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Douglas Ross sharpens his knife as Rishi Sunak throws the election

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Leading trade unions write to John Swinney as ‘vital’ centre faces closure

LEADING trade unionists across Scotland have written to John Swinney as a Trade Union Education Centre (TUEC) is at risk of closure.

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'A new low': John Swinney slams Douglas Ross for treatment of David Duguid

JOHN Swinney has said hit out at Rishi Sunak’s “foolish” decision to skip a D-Day commemoration event to participate in an ITV interview.

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John Swinney: Both Labour and Tories ‘concealing huge future budget cuts’

Scotland’s First Minister will warn that the impact of the General Election could be “deeply damaging”...

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John Swinney to attend Scotland's opening Euros match in Germany

JOHN Swinney is set to pause campaigning in the General Election in order to fly to Germany for Scotland’s opening match in the Euros ...

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BBC 'shamefully' omits SNP from series on party leaders at General Election

THE BBC has provoked fury within the SNP after omitting the party from a series of articles profiling "major party leaders" ahead of…

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John Swinney welcomes Taylor Swift to Scotland ahead of Edinburgh shows

THE First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has welcomed Taylor Swift to the country ahead of her three sold-out shows in Edinburgh ...

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Poll reveals SNP voters' views on North Sea oil and gas as party mulls policy switch

LESS than one-third of SNP voters support issuing new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, according to new polling ...

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John Swinney pays tribute to veterans as services mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

FIRST Minister John Swinney is to represent Scotland at ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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Rachel Reeves denies Anas Sarwar 'blew apart' her fiscal rules in debate

LABOUR have been accused of “not being honest” about public spending cuts – after Anas Sarwar was accused of re-writing the party’s economic…

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John Swinney and Anas Sarwar clash in TV debate over Labour's economy plans

JOHN Swinney told Anas Sarwar that the Labour Party will “prolong austerity” as the pair clashed in last night’s STV leadership debate.

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SNP says Scottish Labour is rewriting party’s spending plans in TV debate

John Swinney claims Anas Sarwar not keeping to Rachel Reeves’s constraints on NHS, schools and renewables funding as leaders clash

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John Swinney hits out at Tory 'strategy to undermine Scottish Parliament'

TORY plans to change equality law is part of a “deliberate strategy to undermine the powers of the Scottish Parliament”, First Minister John…

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Anas Sarwar defends Labour's nuclear weapons commitment

ANAS Sarwar has defended Labour’s Trident “triple lock” – saying the party’s defence policy was “not up for negotiation”.

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Nigel Farage to stand in Clacton at general election after taking over as leader of Reform party – as it happened

Former Ukip chief says election ‘needs a bit of gingering up’

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How to watch the first TV debate of this year's election campaign

JOHN Swinney has called for a “respectful” contest ahead of the Scottish leaders’ first TV debate of the General Election campaign.

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John Swinney says SNP facing its biggest challenge for years

Leader launches party’s election campaign as polling suggests it will pay high price for recent woes

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Yvette Cooper says she expects net migration to fall ‘swiftly’ under Labour

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

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John Swinney tells crowd not to boo BBC journalist at SNP campaign launch

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

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