The SNP is offering hope and delivering for the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse whilst Labour offers cuts and ...

Angus Robertson, the SNP Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, insisted he had not meant to imply a “normalisation” of relations with Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration amid its military ...

Shirley-Anne Somerville, the SNP Cabinet minister, described reports that the freeze would end as “speculation” on Sunday. However, it is understood the Scottish LibDems would refuse to back ...

John Swinney has handed his ministers a huge £20,000 pay rise while struggling Scots have been forced to tighten their belts. Lifting the pay freeze takes a Cabinet Secretary ’s salary to £116,125 but ...

Plans to scrap the two child benefit cap in Scotland could be at risk after an SNP Cabinet Secretary said Westminster legislation is required. Shirley-Anne Somerville told Labour counterpart Liz ...

Let us ask the question with regard to SNP governments since devolution – how many thoroughbred cabinet rank members have there been given ...

JOHN Swinney has awarded Nats ministers a pay rise of nearly £20,000 after lifting a salary freeze. The First Minister was also set to benefit from the increase but it is understood he turned down ...

SNP ministers sat in silence after being challenged to defend their bumper £20,000 pay rises during a Holyrood debate. Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross urged Nats rivals to explain why ...

John Swinney has, in many ways, been the new, or rather recycled, broom that the SNP so desperately needed since taking over as First Minister last year. However, as shown during his failed attempt to ...

During a media conference at Bute House, Mr Swinney also announces his government's legislative programme will be published ...

The First Minister has been criticised for approving a near-£20,000 pay increase for SNP ministers. John Swinney lifted the ...