Swinney: Scotland will have option of independence under my leadership - Asked whether he had put independence on the back ...

The First Minister said he would use the next 12 months to push his argument that Scots would be better off if they voted to ...

First Minister John Swinney has pulled the trigger on putting the campaign for Scottish independence back on the agenda of ...

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay hit out at both the Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel ...

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in ...

Swinney is ‘best politician in Scotland’, says Flynn amid leadership speculation - There have been suggestions the SNP MP may ...

The Scottish First Minister promised more GP appointments and to end peak-time rail fares for travellers ‘for good’.

The Scottish First Minister will announce his Government’s plans and priorities for the coming year in a flagship statement ...

The SNP leader criticised the Prime Minister's choice of language as he announced a plan to restrict immigration - and ...

The First Minister faced questions from the public when he joined Kaye Adams on her regular BBC Scotland radio show.

John Swinney has paid tribute to the “profound impact” of ... The First Minister hailed him as a “generous individual to so ...

The First Minister will tell MSPs his priority remains fixing Scotland's struggling NHS as he sets his Government's agenda ...