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. The First Minister came under intense pressure as the UK Government ...

John Swinney has organised a cabinet reshuffle at Bute House, with senior ministers expected to gather this morning. The First Minister said last week her would look at his team following defeat ...

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.’ The First Minister also sought to ...

John Swinney is planning a Cabinet reshuffle within days after he faced calls to resign following a shock by-election defeat. The First Minister is said to be preparing a “minimalist” shake up ...

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 ...

Mr Swinney went on to say the SNP was “not getting a hearing” from the public when he took over, but is now, because it is talking about the issues facing everyday people.

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.

First Minister John Swinney has described watching the events surrounding the Air India plane crash with “absolute horror” as he urged Scots who believe a family member was on the flight to ...

News Andrew Quinn Westminster Reporter 09:36, 22 Jun 2025 Updated 14:28, 22 Jun 2025 Keir Starmer and John Swinney have called for diplomacy ...