First Minister John Swinney offers his thoughts on Labour’s first 12 months in power at Westminster – and where Keir Starmer ...

John Swinney sets out his vision for a radical overhaul of Scotland’s public services, centred around ‘whole family support’ — a ...

KEEPING families out of poverty and giving every child a good start in life, no matter the circumstances they’re born into ...

But it’s clear that whether it’s Labour or Tories in power, the welfare state is not in safe hands at Westminster. The Big ...

The First Minister said he could 'reconsider' the SNP's longstanding policy against directly funding munitions amid the ...

The prime minister and John Swinney both have ambitions to reform health services, but there are many difficult challenges to ...

John Swinney says Scotland’s public services must work together to tackle poverty and improve lives through ‘whole family support’.

Sex Matters, which intervened in the For Women Scotland case against which went to the Supreme Court, are threatening a ...

The Scottish Labour leader has accused John Swinney of facing a “crisis in leadership”.

John Swinney became Scotland's First Minister in May 2024. He replaced Humza Yousaf, who resigned after ending the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens. Before this, Swinney had stepped down ...

The First Minister was speaking after Sir Keir Starmer’s UK Government was forced into a last-minute climbdown.