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It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. John Swinney has told MSPs he "may have used language" which was not "worthy" of him on child homelessness during a debate on his programme ...

Stephen Flynn has denied he is gunning for John Swinney's job as he hailed the First Minister as the "best politician in Scotland". The Nationalist leader at Westminster has been selected as a ...

First Minister John Swinney has revealed he will vote against an attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill Scots. Mr Swinney spoke about his views as Holyrood prepares to vote for a ...

James Delaney and Craig Hutchison were the writers. Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross says Swinney recently awarded ministers a £20,000 salary increase. He claims to have a freedom ...

First Minister John Swinney has said he will not support a bill which would allow assisted dying in Scotland. Legislation to allow terminally-ill people to take their own life is being put forward ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. First Minister John Swinney has revealed he will vote against an attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill Scots. Mr Swinney ...

John Swinney is "recklessly" talking up Nigel Farage's electoral prospects to deflect attention from the SNP's record in Government, Anas Sarwar has claimed. The Scottish Labour leader used a ...

John Swinney has said Nigel Farage is “very much in power” at Westminster despite not being in office, as he gathered his candidates a year ahead of the Scottish election. The Reform UK leader ...

Labour has "let down" Scots after they put their trust in them last year, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said he had "felt more positive when Keir Starmer took office" but accused ...

John Swinney has told how he wants to “bring people together in unity” in the wake of the “difficulty and hurt” that has been caused by row over single sex spaces. The First Minister ...