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 may be the SNP’s best bet when it comes to keeping the party together, but that doesn’t mean he’s good enough to lead Scotland Like any good bank manager, John Swinney has a ...

First Minister John Swinney has pulled the trigger on putting the campaign for Scottish independence back on the agenda of Scottish politics.

John Swinney is 'not fit to lead our country', Anas Sarwar said yesterday, as he savaged the First Minister's 'stupid and dangerous' defence jobs snub.

Scotland's First Minister has apologised to Gypsy Travellers for the "unfair and unjust policies" that caused them "trauma" in what was known as the "tinker experiment". John Swinney made clear ...

John Swinney made the formal apology at Holyrood on Thursday over “unfair and unjust policies” that caused “trauma” in what was known as the “tinker experiment”.

John Swinney has defended his decision to call the Hamilton by-election a "two-horse race" between the SNP and Reform UK, despite Labour's victory in the vote.

'Humiliated' John Swinney saw his party beaten by Labour in another by-election amid claims voters punished the SNP for 18 years of 'abject failure'.

If Swinney is perceived to be talking about independence too much, he risks undermining his own commitment to focus on fixing problems in the devolved public services.

John Swinney is the politician formerly known as 'Honest John' - though after a re-brand he is now 'full-on John'.