Susan Smith, of For Women Scotland, accused Swinney of trying to “ride two horses” with his position on sex and gender ...

Falkirk Council has suggested a bigger hike than any other local authority despite the First Minister pleading for rises to ...

Anas Sarwar has challenged John Swinney to "move aside" to let him become Scotland's next first minister. The Scottish Labour leader set out his stall ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.

Conservative MSP Brian Whittle is now questioning why the Scottish Government has cut funding for Scottish sports, pointing to the number of overweight children in Scotland. John Swinney says Mr ...

John Swinney has ignored calls to drop SNP plans for gender self-ID amid accusations the policy “has harmed Scotland’s public services”. The debate over gender ID has erupted over an ...

For Women Scotland have accused the First Minister of trying to ‘ride two horses’ over his position on sex and gender self-ID ...

“Women’s spaces must be for women and girls. So does John Swinney agree that every woman in Scotland should be entitled to this and say this without losing their jobs?” Mr Swinney ...

Swinney stands in ‘united front’ in support of Ukraine - The First Minister spoke ahead of commemorations marking the third ...

First Minister John Swinney has been urged to go beyond his “narrow and negative perspective” on the legal reintroduction of lynx to Scotland as a poll indicates growing public support for the ...

John Swinney’s judgement has been questioned by rewilding groups after he ruled out bringing back lynx to Scotland. The First Minister was warned he was “out of step with public opinion” after a new ...