Scottish First Minister looks to make non-fatal strangulation a standalone crime and remove the ‘rough sex’ defence ...

John Swinney has urged Sir Keir Starmer to consider following Australia by banning social media for under-16s. The First ...

The First Minister said public services would not be properly funded if the Scottish Budget is not voted through ...

Swinney also defended his conversation this week with Trump as the Greens attacked the Republican for his “climate-destroying ...

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John Swinney will emphasise the benefits of collaboration and consensus when he delivers a speech in Edinburgh on Wednesday ...

The Scottish Government will announce new measures to help pensioners hit by the cut to winter fuel payments, John Swinney ...

He added: “Opposition for opposition's sake is all well and good where governments have comfortable majorities, but put ...

The SNP faces a nervous wait to see if it can force its spending plans through Holyrood when finance secretary Shona Robison ...

The Scottish government's Budget Statement made no changes to Scottish income tax rates and there were no new tax bands this ...

John Swinney was speaking to representatives from ... single day to properly understand barriers and find solutions". The speech was an attempt by the first minister to style his government ...

ohn Swinney is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Born on April 13, 1964, he has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Perthshire North since ...