The King and Queen hosted guests at a garden party at the Palace of Holyrood to mark the beginning of Royal Week. Attendees included the Princess Royal, John Swinney and Sir Tim Lawrence. Report by ...

Her? Didn’t even get the ends of her hair wet. John Swinney at the Hamilton by-election: it’s only us and Reform out there, nothing to worry about. Total Mayor Vaughn. What of the police chief ...

I CANNOT believe the SNP threw away the chance to stand up to censorship by abstaining on the vote to proscribe Action as a terror ...

John Swinney DID want to reward himself with a £20,000 pay rise - and even requested one from the Scottish Parliament, MailOnline can reveal.

John Swinney is a flawed politician, for sure, but if his critics within the SNP want to win the next Scottish Parliamentary election, they’ll bite their tongues and get behind him.

It should be unremarkable that First Minister John Swinney is once again making the case for Scottish independence. After all, he is also the leader of the Scottish National Party, which literally ...

John Swinney may be the SNP’s best bet when it comes to keeping the party together, but that doesn’t mean he’s good enough to lead Scotland Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

Political Correspondent Comment Published 16th Jun 2025, 13:36 BST ... Related topics: John Swinney First Minister Rachel Reeves Kate Forbes Scotland NHS UK Government Scottish Government Comment ...

John Swinney is 'running down the clock' as Scotland's First Minister after the SNP was defeated by Labour in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, according to Anas Sarwar.

John Swinney has organised a cabinet reshuffle at Bute House, with senior ministers expected to gather this morning. The First Minister said last week her would look at his team following defeat ...