The Scottish Conservatives will table a debate on the roll-out of free school meals to all primary school pupils John Swinney could this week face a parliamentary backlash after abandoning a ...

If John Swinney fails to persuade enough MSPs to support the Budget, it could plunge his government into a major crisis With the SNP now a minority government, they need support from other parties ...

John Swinney will face a humiliating vote at Holyrood over his ­decision to scrap his free school meals plan, the Sunday Mail can reveal. The Tories aim to table a motion in support of the SNP’s ...

John Swinney has revealed he had reservations about Nicola Sturgeon's strategy of calling for a second independence referendum immediately after the Brexit vote. Mr Swinney said he was concerned ...

John Swinney raised concerns with Nicola Sturgeon about her push for a second independence referendum in the wake of the Brexit vote, he has revealed in a new documentary. Ms Sturgeon said a fresh ...

John Swinney raised concerns with Nicola Sturgeon about her push for a second independence referendum in the wake of the Brexit vote, he has revealed in a new documentary. Ms Sturgeon said a fresh ...

John Swinney has revealed he had reservations about Nicola Sturgeon’s strategy of calling for a second independence referendum immediately after the Brexit vote. Mr Swinney said he was concerned ...

Mr Mundell has urged John Swinney to guarantee the SNP government will drop the plans if local people reject it. The MSP’s call came after the first minister, during first minister’s questions ...

John Swinney’s budget has been thrown into doubt after the Scottish Greens said they will not support it if the SNP continues to shun progressive politics. Scotland could be facing a snap ...

A row about kicking free school meals for primary school pupils into the long grass cannot be the maiden programme for government that John Swinney dreamed of setting out. In the few months since ...

John Swinney has been accused of breaking a promise the SNP made in order to stay in power - amid a brewing row over free school meals First Minister John Swinney is under intense pressure to ...

John Swinney has been heavily criticised over his claim his government’s focus is eliminating child poverty after admitting a pledge to roll out free school meals to all primary pupils had been ...