Scotland's first minister says the late SNP leader took the party from the fringes of politics to the heart of government.

Read in full the official comments by John Swinney, SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland, on the death of Alex Salmond.

Growing investment in Scotland would help to tackle child poverty, John Swinney has said as he attended a summit in London.

The death of Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond is 'desperately sad', First Minister John Swinney said. Salmond, who ...

The first minister of Scotland has paid tribute to his former colleague, Alex Salmond, saying he left a “fundamental ...

The First Minister said investment in a carbon capture project would "strengthen the response" to the impending closure of ...

John Swinney has expressed confidence that he will cling onto power in the 2026 Holyrood election after Sir Keir Starmer’s ...

Scottish First Minster John Swinney said Alex Salmond “left a fundamental footprint on Scottish politics”. Speaking on Sunday ...

FIRST Minister of Scotland John Swinney has led tributes to Alex Salmond following his death aged 69. The Alba leader passed ...

The First Minister warned the safety of prison officers and inmates was being threatened by overcrowding in some jails.

A SNP MSP has been expelled from the party for insisting there was “no genocide” in Gaza. John Mason, the long-serving MSP ...