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 inherited a shambles when he took over from Humza Yousaf as SNP First Minister in May. He found himself in charge of a party that was divided and hurtling towards a general election ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...