John Swinney has spoken of the “unbearable” loss of life during the Covid pandemic, but insisted the Scottish Government “did ...

An SNP grandee has announced he may run as an independent candidate in next year’s Holyrood election as the Nationalists are ...

The First Minister also told reporters that the UK’s economic prospects would ‘plummet’ due to Rachel Reeves’ national ...

Dr Iain Kennedy, chairman of the British Medical Association in Scotland, said: “This damning report exposes the reality of ...

John Swinney has addressed SNP members following the news she had been cleared in a police investigation into the party's ...

John Swinney has said his party is in a "much clearer position" after ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with embezzlement. The first minister said ...

Another session of first minister’s questions comes to an end – but before John Swinney had even sat down, it was clear what parties really use the occasion for. Yes, the parliamentary ...

The first national Covid lockdown was imposed across the UK on March 24 2020 (Andrew Milligan/PA) John Swinney has spoken of the “unbearable” loss of life during the Covid pandemic ...

John Swinney has spoken of the “unbearable” loss of life during the Covid pandemic, but insisted the Scottish Government “did all that it could” to help the public “at a time of great ...