Scotland's first minister raised the issue of Scottish independence during a phone call with Andy Burnham on Tuesday morning, ...

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader spoke after face to face talks with Andy Burnham on Thursday.

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has at last acknowledged that it was King Charles who secured the removal of US ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First Minister of Scotland John Swinney declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend a White House state banquet.

John Swinney has rejected calls for a fresh inquiry into explosive new messages about Alex Salmond and refused to say if he believes there was a conspiracy against him by senior figures in the SNP.

John Swinney is to be re-appointed as first minister of Scotland. The SNP leader won the nomination in a vote of the Scottish Parliament. The leaders of Holyrood's five other parties also stood for ...

John Swinney has been told to ditch his doomed ‘day one’ push for independence regardless of the election result. With polls pointing to an SNP minority, and UK ministers ruling out another referendum ...

Footage shows John Swinney announcing a £90 million NHS funding boost in Kirkcaldy, saying the investment will deliver more ...

John Swinney has desperately tried to shut down any kind of probe into the SNP’s finances as MPs delayed a decision on whether to launch a Westminster inquiry. The First Minister refused to commit to ...

John Swinney is facing more questions over the SNP’s handing of complaints against Jordan Linden. John Swinney is facing pressure from Scottish Labour over allegations he “failed to act” in relation ...

The First Minister spoke out ahead of the Commonwealth Games getting under way on Thursday.