EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister's recent set-piece events tackled a range of big issues - but independence wasn't one of them.

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

John Swinney will meet King Charles at a sleepover at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening. The First Minister will be hosted ...

John Swinney has accused Anas Sarwar of “opening ... “What I can guarantee is that should there be any Farage supporters in the Scottish Parliament after the 2026 election, in terms of my ...

John Swinney admitted at a summit of health ... admitting he was concerned about the impact on the May 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. He is alleged to have admitted to those present that ...

First Minister John Swinney ... by Reform John Swinney He said: “Parties will have to think about their reaction to Reform, because there’ll be things that Reform will argue for that there’s no way I ...

John Swinney is asked by Tory leader Russell ... Swinney says the whole Scottish Parliament has a “unanimous duty” to keep The Promise and says progress is being made. He says there has ...

A LONG-delayed superjail’s build cost has rocketed ten-fold to a staggering £1bn - but tonight John Swinney insisted it ... this was another example of the Scottish Government playing fast ...

Swinney says the whole Scottish Parliament has a “unanimous duty ... are already in the decommissioning phase. Anas Sarwar asks John Swinney whether the Scottish government’s “ideological ...

John Swinney's government has ... votes at Holyrood to get a budget through parliament. In certain circumstances that could have brought down John Swinney's administration and triggered an election.