John Swinney DID want to reward himself with a £20,000 pay rise - and even requested one from the Scottish Parliament, MailOnline can reveal.

John Swinney has been warned he must use a £9 billion boost from the UK Government to fix the problems created by his party.

Senior ministers will gather at Bute House as First Minister John Swinney organises a modest cabinet reshuffle at Bute House.

An 'increasingly desperate' John Swinney has tried to head off an SNP leadership challenge by warning rebels: 'I don't think that would be a good idea.' ...

John Swinney is planning a Cabinet reshuffle within days after he faced calls to resign following a shock by-election defeat.

JOHN Swinney was last night accused of “rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic” while swelling the ranks of his Cabinet. Rivals insisted his enlarged top team was full of the “same old ...

John Swinney, the First Minister, insisted he was not worried about internal critics.

John Swinney has been accused of doing “nothing” to save jobs at bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis despite being warned by the company a year ago that it could move operations to England.

John Swinney says there will be a massive overhaul of public services - but insists this is not a knee-jerk reaction to losing the Hamilton by-election.

John Swinney has spoken about the Air India crash that has appeared to kill all 242 people on board.

John Swinney and Keir Starmer have called for talks after the US bombed Iran. Donald Trump launched US air strikes on the Iran's nuclear facilities overnight.

News Politics John Swinney John Swinney planning 'minimalist' reshuffle within days after by-election defeat The reshuffle is expected this week but could drag on until after the weekend.