FIRST Minister John Swinney will pledge to “stand united with Scotland’s farmers” in the wake of tax changes proposed by the UK Government. Swinney will use a speech to the National Farmers Union ...

John Swinney has accused Anas Sarwar of “opening the door” for Nigel Farage in a “desperate” bid to become First Minister. The Scottish Labour leader has ruled out “coalitions or agreements” with ...

JOHN Swinney asked “What is a Brazilian Butt Lift?” — while being updated on Nats’ blitz of cowboy cosmetic clinics. Sources told how the First Minister was bamboozled when “the dangers ...

This, however, was the real, actual line delivered by ‘Honest John’ Swinney on being asked if the cost of the new prison to replace Barlinnie in Glasgow – once estimated at £400 million ...

John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also urged caution on the reintroduction of beavers. The First Minister was ...

John Swinney has ruled out the reintroduction of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland. The First Minister was quizzed on his rewilding policies as he spoke to members of the National Farmers ...

Yesterday marked a triple whammy of failure for John Swinney and the SNP. Record numbers of children are stuck in temporary accommodation, the number of Scots dying from alcohol abuse is at a 15-year ...

John Swinney has blamed Liz Truss for the estimated costs of building a replacement Barlinnie prison rising to almost £1 billion. The First Minister pointed to the short-lived Tory leader as the ...

Yesterday marked a triple whammy of failure for John Swinney and the SNP. Record numbers of children are stuck in temporary accommodation, the number of Scots dying from alcohol abuse is at a 15 ...

John Swinney has blamed Liz Truss for the estimated costs of building a replacement Barlinnie prison rising to almost £1 billion. The First Minister pointed to the short-lived Tory leader as the ...

John Swinney has defended the £1bn cost of the new jail to replace Barlinnie and accused the Conservative leader, Russell Findlay, who criticised the cost, of “abhorrent rhetoric”. The pair clashed at ...

John Swinney admitted at a summit of health chiefs that he had an “electoral problem” with the state of Scotland’s NHS, it has been alleged. The First Minister invited leaders from a range ...