The first minister says the UK government has "preyed" on vulnerable claimants after a dramatic Commons U-turn.

Official correspondence reveals new details of the sit-down meeting between Eric Trump and the First Minister at Bute House ...

The First Minister said he could 'reconsider' the SNP's longstanding policy against directly funding munitions amid the ...

Scottish Conservative Party leader Russell Findlay calls the guidance "tedious, hand-wringing nonsense" which is "complicated ...

John Swinney became Scotland's First Minister in May 2024. He replaced Humza Yousaf, who resigned after ending the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens. Before this, Swinney had stepped down ...

The First Minister was speaking after Sir Keir Starmer’s UK Government was forced into a last-minute climbdown.

The first minister has said sorry to Gypsy Travellers who were forcibly resettled by Scottish authorities.

That doesn't quite answer the question, but it does help clarify the careful balance the Scottish government is trying to ...

Scotland’s First Minister has apologised to Gypsy Travellers for the “unfair and unjust policies” that caused them “trauma” ...

Professor Iain Gillespie was accused of ‘creating a mess and walking into the sunset’, leaving Dundee University with a £35m ...

F irst Minister John Swinney has said it would be “reasonable” for a former principal of the cash-strapped University of ...

Swinney apology to Gypsy Travellers ‘significant milestone’, campaigner says - Roseanna McPhee welcomed the First Minister’s ...