There was also a change of First Minister at Holyrood, with John Swinney taking over from Humza Yousaf, as well as the small matter of a UK general election in the summer. Humza Yousaf announced ...

Scottish Conservative finance spokesman Craig Hoy MSP said: “If the Scottish Parliament votes down the nationalists’ budget then John Swinney will only have himself to blame. “The SNP’s ...

John Swinney wants to capitalise on Donald Trump's Scottish connection in an attempt to avoid tariffs being applied on imports to the US, he has told BBC's The Sunday Show. The first minister ...

John Swinney has said serving as Nicola Sturgeon’s Education Secretary changed his politics by focusing on child poverty. The First Minister said witnessing the “corrosive” effect of deprivation on ...

John Swinney has taken direct control of his Government’s response to Scotland’s crisis-hit NHS. The First Minister is chairing weekly health service meetings and he intervened over Christmas to help ...

John Swinney has taken direct control of his Government’s response to Scotland’s crisis-hit NHS. The First Minister is chairing weekly health service meetings and he intervened over Christmas ...

John Swinney has publicly split from Nicola Sturgeon by rejecting her warning not to abandon her Left-wing agenda. The First Minister insisted he would focus on “issues of concern to people in ...

John Swinney has said he also intervened to stop Alex Salmond's bullying when he was SNP leader. The First Minister said he told Salmond his behaviour was "not on" when he was "quite brisk with people ...

Admitted he wasn’t ready for the job when he first led the SNP from 2000 to 2004. Swinney stood down as deputy first minister in February 2023 following Sturgeon's resignation as first minister ...

John Swinney said he had expressed the importance of trade between the countries, especially Scotch whisky, during a call he held with the US president-elect last month. He said the issue of taxes ...

When John Swinney reluctantly became First Minister last year nobody, least of all him, seemed enthusiastic about the appointment. At the time, the SNP seemed to be on an unstoppable trajectory down ...

John Swinney has said he is willing to use his channels of communication with Donald Trump to avoid damaging trade tariffs, saying the incoming US President has “affinity and warmth” for Scotland.