Between 2002 and 2024, the number of people on disability benefits increased from 3.9 million to 6.9 million but the rising ...

John Swinney has said he looks forward to Nicola Sturgeon campaigning for the SNP ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. The First Minister said he "very much" welcomed his predecessor's ...

John Swinney has denied the SNP has an issue with women despite almost two thirds of the party’s MSPs who are quitting Holyrood next year being female. So far, 29 sitting MSPs have announced ...

First Minister John Swinney has said he “feared for the survival of the SNP” in the final days of Humza Yousaf’s government. Former first minister Mr Yousaf was forced to resign after he ...

Mr Sarwar said: “Almost a decade ago, when John Swinney was education secretary, he said the defining mission of the government was education. “On Tuesday it was revealed that under the SNP ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The SNP is “back in business”, First Minister John Swinney has insisted – as he added he is “very optimistic” for next year’s ...

John Swinney has insisted the SNP is “back in business”, as several clouds hanging over his chances of keeping his job next year have begun to part ways. The First Minister has had a spring in ...

The SNP is “back in business”, First Minister John Swinney has insisted – as he added he is “very optimistic” for next year’s Holyrood elections. While the party had seen its support drop during a ...

JOHN Swinney has addressed SNP members following the news she had been cleared in a police investigation into the party's finances. On Thursday, a Police Scotland spokesperson said that their probe ...

John Swinney has said he was "not surprised" a Scottish Labour veteran had chosen to quit the party over cuts to the UK welfare system. The First Minister spoke out today after the Record revealed ...

John Swinney has declared the SNP is "back in business" just days after Nicola Sturgeon was cleared by cops. The First Minister said he was "very, very pleased" with the current state of his party ...

“The threat from the far-right is real,” declared John Swinney portentously. “... that leaves me all the more convinced that working together is not only the right choice, but the only choice.