It's been a markedly turbulent year on Scotland's frequently bonkers political scene, and for none more than John Swinney. As ...

I feared an SNP wipe-out in general election, says Swinney - The party was reduced from 48 seats at Westminster to just nine ...

With Nicola Sturgeon expected to step down in 2026, Prof Curtice discusses whether her SNP role could be heading up campaign for independence.

JOHN Swinney said he has not been asked to speak to cops probing the SNP’s finances – after we revealed Alex Salmond was brought in by detectives to help with the investigation. We told how ...

For most of the last 17 years of the SNP in power, John Swinney has acted as the SNP’s apologist in chief, countering critical media and parliamentary inquiries by speaking at great length whilst ...

John Swinney has said he feared his party could have been “wiped out” at the general election in July. The SNP suffered heavy losses at the ballot box in the summer, dropping from 48 seats at ...

The Holyrood election in 2026 will be about hope, the First Minister has said, as he pledged that the SNP will be ready to ...

Joanna Cherry KC, the lawyer and former SNP MP, said she was “pleased” that Mr Swinney “recognises this biological reality” that men could not become pregnant. She added: “But I’m ...

ohn Swinney is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Born on April 13, 1964, he has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since ...

Voting against the SNP Government’s Budget will be an “albatross” around Labour’s neck, the First Minister has said, as he ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said he feared his party could have been “wiped out” at the general election in July.