Scotland’s First Minister will use a speech on Monday to urge the Chancellor to increase spending, as he said the Budget ...

Brexit, Covid, the war in Ukraine and soaring prices have created a “long, dark economic winter”, First Minister John Swinney ...

Since taking over as First Minister from Humza Yousaf this year, Mr Swinney has pledged to tackle the country’s stubborn ...

John Swinney pledged to learn from 'the consequences' of last nights setback, to 'strengthen' ...

The RAF has refused to repatriate Alex Salmond's body from North Macedonia, causing John Swinney to pay for a chartered ...

John Swinney has expressed confidence that he will cling onto power in the 2026 Holyrood election after Sir Keir Starmer’s ...

The death of Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond is 'desperately sad', First Minister John Swinney said. Salmond, who ...

Scotland’s First Minister pushed Sir Keir Starmer for more public investment in his government’s budget at the end of the ...

The First Minister warned the safety of prison officers and inmates was being threatened by overcrowding in some jails.

Perth and Kinross Council said strikes involving school support staff mean it is “likely many primary schools and early ...

The first meeting of the Council of the Nations and Regions should provide an opportunity to “speak frankly about the big ...

Unison said it hoped that targeting schools in Perth and Kinross would ‘bring home’ to the First Minister the need to resolve ...