The First Minister said he feared Sarwar could "give in" to Farage because the Scottish Labour leader wants to be FM.

An SNP MSP has urged John Swinney to "stop genuflecting to the Greens" and back a third runway for Heathrow. Fergus Ewing ...

A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a 'five-star prison' as he was accused of building a ...

Swinney accused Sarwar of trying to “scare off” investment in renewable energy and categorically denied the green light for new nuclear power facilities would be given. Scottish Greens’ co-leader ...

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a ...

John Swinney has ruled out new nuclear reactors in Scotland, despite UK Government moves to speed up approvals. Anas Sarwar accused the SNP ...

The First Minister said councils had been privately "welcoming" their budget funding from the Scottish Government and this ...

The hike, if pushed through, would contradict the First Minister's view that rises of around 10% are not necessary.

Edinburgh council is in line to become the latest town hall to defy John Swinney’s call for council tax rises to be limited.

EXCLUSIVE: The former First Minister demanded "leadership" if commitments to care-experienced young people are to be met by ...

The Scottish Labour leader ruled out working with Nigel Farage's party after the Holyrood election next year - but was pushed ...