Rape survivor Ellie Wilson attended a meeting with First Minster and Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs Angela ...

FIRST Minister John Swinney will pledge to “stand united with Scotland’s farmers” in the wake of tax changes proposed by the UK Government. Swinney will use a speech to the National Farmers Union ...

Carter's inaugural words will one day be the political epitaph of John Swinney. The First Minister, like Ford, is a conciliatory, decent man whose defining, lasting legacy with his party and his ...

John Swinney has accused Anas Sarwar of “opening the door” for Nigel Farage in a “desperate” bid to become First Minister. The Scottish Labour leader has ruled out “coalitions or agreements” with ...

John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also urged caution on the reintroduction of beavers. The First Minister was ...

John Swinney has ruled out the reintroduction of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland. The First Minister was quizzed on his rewilding policies as he spoke to members of the National Farmers ...

A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a ‘five-star prison’ as he was accused of building a ‘luxury resort’ for rapists and murderers. Amid angry scenes at ...

First Minister John Swinney was welcomed at the new operation by BT boss Allison Kirkby, as they met teams based at the site. Home to as many as 1,000 workers from across the group’s consumer ...

An SNP MSP has urged John Swinney to "stop genuflecting to the Greens" and back a third runway for Heathrow. Fergus Ewing said the First Minister "has got to be for it or against it", rather than ...

John Swinney has been accused of letting Scotland “fall behind” the rest of the UK after restating his government’s opposition to nuclear power. The First Minister was accused by Scottish ...

It is an unusual topic for John Swinney, who is more often seen discussing issues such as the state of the NHS and proposed increases to council tax. But the First Minister has now been forced to ...