NICOLA Sturgeon’s announcement that she will not be standing for re-election as an MSP next year was widely described by her allies and ...

John Swinney has said he looks forward to Nicola ... that Mhairi Hunter was elected as a consequence. And I look forward to that contribution to our campaign." Pushed on whether this included ...

If we look at where their vote is coming from, it is coming from those who voted for unionist parties in July and voted No in 2014. “Which takes us to the Machiavellian point that John Swinney ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I think we’re back in business,” said John Swinney. Well, yes and no. They certainly ... whose mid-term blues started early and look set to continue. The Conservatives, meanwhile, should ...

“The threat from the far-right is real,” declared John ... can look after himself but I suspect many Scots might question the assumption that holding different views to Mr Swinney’s on ...

JOHN Swinney has addressed SNP members following the news she had ... "This Saturday's special meeting of Party Conference will look at new structures to make sure that those measures are fully ...

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 ...