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John Swinney

Transport Committee convener Willie Rennie hit out at the Transport Secretary while grilling the First Minister on Wednesday.

By Craig Paton, Press Association Scotland Deputy Political Editor · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

The First Minister said the development will be a ‘major source’ of employment and economic growth.

By Rachel Keenan, Press Association Scotland Politics Reporter · 7 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

The First Minister has called for ‘long-lasting peace’.

By Rachel Keenan, Press Association Scotland Politics Reporter · 7 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

The First Minister has been accused of making misleading comments over the impact scrapping the triple lock could have on pensions.

By Katrine Bussey and Craig Paton, Press Association Scotland political staff · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

The First Minister was pressed on the issue in Holyrood on Tuesday.

By Katrine Bussey, Press Association Scotland political editor · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

The First Minister claimed changes proposed by the UK Government to the triple lock would see people in Scotland ‘lose their pensions’.

By Craig Paton, Press Association Scotland Deputy Political Editor · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A draft energy strategy was first published in 2023 but is yet to be finalised.

By Craig Paton, Press Association Scotland Deputy Political Editor · 5 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

The comments come as a major report into child poverty was released on Monday.

By Craig Paton, Craig Meighan and Rachel Keenan, Press Association Scotland · 5 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

The First Minister was accused of misleading Holyrood on the UK Government’s pension reforms.

By Craig Paton and Craig Meighan, Press Association Scotland Political Staff · 5 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

In a highly critical report, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns the Government is on course to miss its legally-binding child poverty targets.

By Craig Meighan, Press Association Scotland political reporter · 5 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Public Service Reform Secretary Ivan McKee appeared to backtrack on the Government’s long-standing promise of no compulsory redundancies.

By Craig Meighan, Press Association Scotland political reporter · 1 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

The brother of Jagtar Singh Johal said the ordeal had been a ‘circus’ and hit out at the UK Government for ‘not doing much’.

By Craig Meighan and Ryan McDougall, Press Association Scotland staff · 1 Oct 2026 · 5 min read