John Swinney has again refused to say whether transwomen are women. The First Minister avoided a "yes or no" question on the subject in Holyrood on Thursday afternoon. Instead he stated that the ...

John Swinney has been told to remove male prisoners from women’s prisons following last week's Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex. During First Minister’s Questions ...

John Swinney will attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday. The First Minister was invited to attend the funeral of the head of the Catholic Church by the Holy See - the central governing ...

First Minister John Swinney will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican City. The pontiff died on Easter Monday, and will be officially laid to rest at a service in front of St Peter's ...

FIRST Minister John Swinney will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome this weekend. The 88-year-old, who died on Easter Monday, has been dubbed by some as the “people’s pope”, having spoken out ...

First Minister John Swinney will travel to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. He will be at the ceremony on Saturday along with heads of state from around the world. Swinney said he was ...

John Swinney will attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday. The First Minister was invited to attend the funeral of the head of the Catholic Church by the Holy See - the central governing body ...

John Swinney has been told that “government failure” is driving Scots to support far-right political parties - amid criticism his summit to stamp up the surge of extreme forces from Scottish ...

When Mr Swinney first announced the gathering he made clear it was to counter the rise of politics to the right of the Holyrood mainstream and specifically mentioned Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.

John Swinney has warned Scotland faces "serious threats" to its democratic systems as he held a summit in Glasgow on the rise of the far-right. The First Minister was joined by opposition party ...

John Swinney has criticised Greens MSP Maggie Chapman for attacking the Supreme Court over its ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities legislation. Ms Chapman has faced calls to quit her ...