John Swinney is under fire to explain how public bodies including the NHS are navigating the Equality Act amid a political ...

John Swinney has been accused of letting Scotland “fall behind” the rest of the UK after restating his government’s opposition to nuclear power. The First Minister was accused by Scottish ...

John Swinney has dismissed claims the replacement for Barlinnie prison will be like a 'five star resort' amid spiralling costs. The First Minister described criticism from Scottish Tory leader ...

Swinney argues that the vast majority of pupils across Scotland attend "safe and stable schools". Following on from Anas Sarwar’s questions on energy, John Swinney faced a couple of potentially ...

John Swinney is asked by Tory leader Russell Findlay about the soaring costs of the new Barlinnie Prison Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar asks if the Scottish government will end its ...

Swinney says he expects his ministers to take rational decisions that protect the public purse. Findlay says John Swinney thinks he's "building either a luxury resort or a nature reserve".

Scottish Labour has challenged John Swinney to to drop his "ideological" opposition to nuclear energy. Anas Sarwar said at FMQs today that new reactors would bring in thousands of jobs ...