John Swinney was yesterday forced to apologise after a report laid bare the ‘shameful’ daily conditions faced by patients and medical staff in Scotland’s hospitals. During a bruising ...

JOHN Swinney dubbed himself “full-on John” and vowed to return the SNP to government in 2026 by fixing Scotland’s ailing public services. Speaking exclusively to the Scottish Sun ...

John Swinney has said serving as Nicola Sturgeon’s Education Secretary changed his politics by focusing on child poverty. The First Minister said witnessing the “corrosive” effect of ...

John Swinney has denied a report detailing the harrowing testimonies of nursing staff shows the “deadly reality” of the NHS in Scotland. The First Minister said the survey by the Royal College ...

John Swinney has apologised to patients after a damning report revealed the impact of overcrowding in Scots hospitals. The First Minister today promised his "unrelenting focus" was on making sure ...

First Minister John Swinney has said his Government could accelerate plans to effectively scrap the two-child cap in Scotland (Jeff Mitchell/PA) Ending the two-child cap on some benefits in ...

John Swinney’s ability to pump billions of pounds into public services was made possible by Chancellor Rachel Reeves calling time on austerity. Swinney’s first tax and spending plan since ...

Medicines may have to be rationed and operations cancelled if MSPs vote down the Scottish Budget, John Swinney has warned. The First Minister said “real damage" would be done to the NHS if the ...

First Minister John Swinney has said his Government could accelerate plans to effectively scrap the two-child cap in Scotland (Jeff Mitchell/PA) Setting out plans to accelerate action, Mr Swinney ...

John Swinney has denied claims the Scottish Government has delayed plans to mitigate the two-child cap on benefits by failing to ask for the right data. The First Minister yesterday insisted ...

First Minister John Swinney has revealed he spent an evening observing in an Accident and Emergency department to help him understand the challenges facing Scotland’s NHS. Mr Swinney previously ...