John Swinney has said his party is in a "much clearer position" after ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with embezzlement. The first minister said ...

First Minister John Swinney has said he “looks forward” to Nicola Sturgeon’s contribution to the SNP’s campaign next year, 24 hours after she was cleared in a police probe. Ms Sturgeon was ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has said he “feared for the survival of the SNP” in the final days of Humza Yousaf’s government. Former first minister Mr Yousaf was forced to resign ...

John Swinney has insisted the prospect of the private sector investing billions to secure a low-carbon future for the Grangemouth industrial cluster is realistic. The First Minister said he is ...

On Sunday, towns and cities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland hosted hundreds ... Earlier, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, who took part in the Glasgow ceremony ...

A summit on tackling the far Right announced by John Swinney has been dismissed as a bid to ‘sow further division’ in rival parties. Politics expert Sir John Curtice suggested that the summit ...

King Charles has made an exciting announcement after his surprising trip to Northern Ireland with Queen Camilla.Alongside a ...

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has welcomed his first grandchild and said his family’s hearts are “bursting with love”. Mr Swinney shared a picture of himself cradling the new ...

Scotland’s First Minister is meeting one of US President Donald Trump’s sons. John Swinney is having talks on Thursday with Eric Trump, the executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation ...

Eric Trump, the executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation, said John Swinney thanked him for the firm’s “colossal investment and commitment to Scotland”. The talks took place in ...

Hundreds of events were hosted where the pain, grief, compassion and sacrifice of those difficult times was remembered.