I marked my first year in office as Scotland’s First Minister and set out my Programme for Government – the plan for what we ...

The latest housing figures in Scotland should act as a wake up call to the First Minister and his government on the issue.

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John Swinney has paid tribute to the “profound impact” of Sir Tom Farmer after the Scottish businessman died at the age of 84 ...

The First Minister has said he will not support the Assisted Dying Bill which will be debated in the Scottish Parliament week ...

John Swinney has confirmed he will vote against legalising assisted dying amid concerns that vulnerable people could feel ‘undue pressure’ to end their lives. The First Minister said he will ...

The First Minister said he would use the next 12 months to push his argument that Scots would be better off if they voted to ...

A BOOZY charity bash guest put in a £40,000 bid to “hire” John Swinney for a day — then refused to fork out the cash after waking up “horrified”. The First Minister had offered to turn up at a ...

First Minister John Swinney has pulled the trigger on putting the campaign for Scottish independence back on the agenda of ...

Swinney quoted a verse, John 15:13, inscribed on a Bible given to the family: ‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’ It was a moving elegy for a ...

A pledge on GP appointments, which was a major commitment in John Swinney’s Programme for Government, has been attacked at ...

Swinney: Scotland will have option of independence under my leadership - Asked whether he had put independence on the back ...