7 h. ago John Swinney to condemn Westminster's 'race to the right' as SNP leader gears up for election fight

Senior Nationalists believe they are in sight of achieving an overall majority of MSPs when Scots go to the polls next May.

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12 h. ago John Swinney hints at SNP legal bid over independence referendum 'precedent'

The First Minister has been accused of “trying to provoke an argument about the constitution”.

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12 h. ago Revulsion with Westminster will push Scotland to independence, Swinney to say

John Swinney will address the last SNP conference ahead of next year’s election.

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20 h. ago SNP leader John Swinney refuses to apologise for raising recognition of Palestinian state at Jewish vigil for Hamas victims

John Swinney was booed by a furious crowd as he spoke at an event at Holyrood to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 atrocities.

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24 h. ago John Swinney insists he won't resign if SNP fails to win majority at Holyrood election

Keith Brown, the SNP depute leader, had suggested the First Minister was "staking his premiership on winning independence".

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27 h. ago Fifth term for SNP looks likely but John Swinney does not deserve it: Euan McColm

First Minister is again focusing on independence without detail on claimed benefits and no route to second referendum

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42 h. ago John Swinney 'stakes leadership' on delivering independence as he insists SNP will 'win big' in May

In a rousing speech, John Swinney told the SNP conference that “the need to achieve independence has never, ever been greater for Scotland”.

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43 h. ago John Swinney sees off SNP rebels to win conference backing for Scottish independence strategy

The First Minister faced a potential banana skin on the opening day of his party's conference in Aberdeen.

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44 h. ago Euan McColm: Fifth term for SNP looks likely but John Swinney does not deserve it

First Minister is again focusing on independence without detail on claimed benefits and no route to second referendum

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45 h. ago SNP conference LIVE as John Swinney sees off party rebellion on IndyRef2 plans

The Nationalists are determined to stretch their time in power at Holyrood into a third decade when a crunch Scottish election rolls around in May next year.

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48 h. ago Stephen Flynn kicks off SNP conference by painting John Swinney's stability as the party's strength

The big challenge for the SNP over the next three days is coming up with a strategy to win the 2026 election.

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2 d. ago John Swinney's revival of the SNP has given his party a shot at a fifth term in office

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the SNP leader has given his party a good chance of winning an election they should be losing easily.

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3 d. ago John Swinney accused of 'dangerous dishonesty' as SNP leader insists Scotland 'on path to independence'

John Swinney has claimed that “Scotland is on a pathway to independence”.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer's days as Prime Minister 'over' if SNP wins Holyrood majority

First Minister John Swinney made the prediction on the eve of the SNP conference in Aberdeen

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7 d. ago John Swinney’s reaction to dull digital cards is wilfully idiotic and hypocritical

THE response to Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards has been hysterical — though not in the funny sense. It may well be true that Labour’s policy is part of their panicked attempts to win back voters from Reform. But if you step back and look at what the plan actually is, the...

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2 w. ago John Swinney's SNP pledge to help frail patients that top doctor confirms has been missed

The vice-principal of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine says government ministers need to invest in social care to end the growing issue of bed blocking.

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3 w. ago New SNP minister appointed by John Swinney after Jamie Hepburn 'assault' allegation involving Douglas Ross

Graeme Dey returns to the job of parliamentary business minister, and Ben Macpherson MSP returns to government for the first time since 2023.

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3 w. ago Douglas Ross demands John Swinney sacks SNP minister who 'aggressively grabbed' Tory MSP in seagull row

The Tory MSP said "I fear for other colleagues who may be exposed to this behaviour if Mr Hepburn continues in his position of power".

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3 w. ago SNP minister 'not glued to social media' as John Swinney defended for being at Donald Trump banquet

SNP minister Angela Constance has spoken in the wake of SNP MP Chris Law’s post.

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3 w. ago SNP MP left 'red faced' over criticism of Donald Trump state banquet

Chris Law deleted a social media post criticising those attending the dinner, who include SNP leader John Swinney

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