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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Winter fuel payments Scotland: John Swinney gives major update on payments for pensioners First Minister John Swinney has provided an update on winter fuel payments in Scotland.

JOHN Swinney’s SNP has been accused of running Scotland into the ground as grim figures exposed our broken public services.  Cancer treatment waits are the worst on record, sex crimes ...

Scotland's first minister has defended guidance issued to schools on how to deal with violent and aggressive behaviour from ...