The SNP is “back in business”, First Minister John Swinney has insisted – as he added he is “very optimistic” for next year’s ...

First Minister John Swinney has insisted Scottish councils are "adequately" funded to fix potholes. His comments came after ...

John Swinney faces questioning on ferries contracts after the Ferguson shipyard misses out on a key government order. Tory ...

The First Minister has issued a warning about cuts at Westminster impacting on health and public services funding in Scotland ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy were all in Edinburgh.

John Swinney has said Anas Sarwar’s words “count for absolutely nothing” as he accused the UK Government of a return to ...

The First Minister is reported to have given SNP members an “assurance” that “our resources will always be used wisely”.

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar both criticised the move during First ...

The news came after Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband and former SNP chief executive, Peter Murrell, appeared in court.

MORE than 210,000 Scots kids will be trapped in poverty by the end of the decade, a think-tank has warned. The total is twice the legal target for 2030 that senior Nats set — then pledged to meet.

John Swinney said he hopes Nicola Sturgeon will help the SNP campaign after the Operation Branchform probe into her was dropped.

SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney has said it is clear his party may have been the “alleged victim of embezzlement” ...