“He told me the only way he could avoid playing clubs for the rest of his life was if Elton John drove by, his bus broke down ... “Elaine C Smith would not be out of place in any Glasgow fish market.” ...

JOHN Swinney has addressed SNP members following the news she had been cleared in a police investigation into the party's finances. On Thursday, a Police Scotland spokesperson said that their probe ...

John Swinney has said he looks forward to Nicola Sturgeon campaigning for the SNP ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election. The First Minister said he "very much" welcomed his predecessor's ...

John Swinney has declared the SNP is "back in business" just days after Nicola Sturgeon was cleared by cops. The First Minister said he was "very, very pleased" with the current state of his party ...

John Swinney has said he is "very sorry" Nicola Sturgeon is standing down at the next Holyrood election. The first minister said his predecessor had "changed the lives of people in Scotland for the ...

John Swinney has insisted the SNP is “back in business”, as several clouds hanging over his chances of keeping his job next year have begun to part ways. The First Minister has had a spring in ...

John Swinney said he shares the relief of Nicola Sturgeon and fellow SNP MSP Colin Beattie that they have been cleared in the police investigation into the party’s finances. The First Minister ...

First Minister John Swinney has said he “looks forward” to Nicola Sturgeon’s contribution to the SNP’s campaign next year, 24 hours after she was cleared in a police probe. Ms Sturgeon was ...

JOHN Swinney is set to undertake ... damn us Speaking ahead of his visit, Swinney said: “Scotland enjoys deep and enduring links with the US, which is both our largest inward investor and second ...

First Minister John Swinney spoke on a podcast (Jane Barlow/PA) Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has said he “feared for the survival of the SNP” in the final days of Humza Yousaf’s ...