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

Mr Swinney insists that the SNP is "back on the front foot, and intend to stay there". That will not be straightforward, ...

First Minister John Swinney will tomorrow challenge Holyrood's opposition parties to back his government's budget knowing that failure to get support could force him to call an early election.

First Minister John Swinney is on course for victory at ... favourite for Bute House in 2026 after his party’s stunning general election win across the UK in July. But rising dissatisfaction ...

With a new First Minister, a general election, and the death of a ‘monumental’ political figure, it has been a memorable year in ...

And with the SNP teetering on the brink, it turned to John Swinney ... was immediately clear when a general election was called just weeks later. Mr Swinney described watching the exit poll ...

"They knew if there was one person on the planet who could turn things around for the SNP, it was John Swinney." The SNP was wiped out in Glasgow in the general election - and Mr Swinney feared it ...