John Swinney Elected As SNP Leader Amid Political Turmoil John Swinney appointed as new SNP leader amidst internal challenges and upcoming elections in Scotland. Top News · May 6, 2024
SNP Old-hand John Swinney Set To Be Scotland's New Leader Scotland's likely next leader John Swinney is a political veteran who will have to unify his fractured separatist party and revitalise its flagging independence movement. International Business Times · May 6, 2024
John Swinney becomes SNP leader after rival drops out Long-serving politician set to become first minister after taking over Scottish National party role from Humza Yousaf The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
SNP activist ‘not leaned on’ to pull out of challenging Swinney for leadership Depute leader insists Graeme McCormick’s last-minute withdrawal proof party is united The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
General election result not a ‘foregone conclusion,’ says Sunak – UK politics as it happened PM says he is ‘determined to fight on’ after disastrous local, mayoral and Blackpool byelection results last week The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
SNP activist abandons leadership bid and endorses John Swinney Graeme McCormick said he had enough support to run but is backing former Scottish deputy first minister as sole official candidate The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
SNP activist aims to challenge John Swinney for party leadership Graeme McCormick claims he will gather requisite number of signatures to force contest instead of unopposed coronation The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024
Friday briefing: Labour wins Blackpool South and Tories suffer heavy local election losses In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland breaks down the winners and losers from the UK’s day at the polls The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
SNP avoids another bruising leadership contest but relief will be short-lived John Swinney faces series of immediate challenges, including rebuilding cross-party trust at Holyrood The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
‘The SNP are in trouble’: Scottish voters on the drama at Holyrood As John Swinney emerges as favourite to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader, Guardian readers share their views The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
Kate Forbes rules out SNP leadership bid in shock announcement Announcement appears to clear path for former deputy first minister John Swinney to take over from Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and become Scotland’s next first minister Evening Standard · May 2, 2024
John Swinney Announces Bid To Become Scotland's New First Minister Scotland's former deputy first minister, John Swinney, announced on Thursday he would stand to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader of the country's governing Scottish National Party (SNP). International Business Times · May 2, 2024
John Swinney confirms bid to run for SNP leadership and become first minister He was deputy first minister under Nicola Sturgeon, but has been on the backbenches since Humza Yousaf replaced her. Evening Standard · May 2, 2024
Swinney expected to become Scotland’s first minister next week after Kate Forbes rules herself out – as it happened Former finance secretary, who was narrowly beaten by Humza Yousaf in last year’s SNP leadership contest, has announced that she will not stand this time The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024 Swinney in line to become Scottish first minister after Forbes steps aside Former SNP leader now likely to return to the role without a contest and take control of government next week
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024 The SNP failed as an activist party. If it becomes a competent governing force, it may have a chance Whoever wins must stop acting like the leader of an independent nation that does not yet exist, and start leading the real Scotland, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024 Next first minister will need centre-left allies, says Scottish Greens’ Harvie Greens co-leader says SNP will have to do deals with anti-independence Tories unless they keep his party on side
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024 UK politics: Labour’s Khan has 22-point lead over Tory rival in London mayoral race, poll suggests – as it happened The London mayor, running for his third term in office, had been warning of a ‘two-horse race’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024 Tuesday briefing: How it all went wrong for Humza Yousaf – and where the SNP goes now In today’s newsletter: Scotland’s First Minister resigned on Monday after collapsing a power-sharing agreement. What next for Holyrood and the ruling party?
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 ‘I don’t buy it’: Scottish secretary dismisses Sturgeon’s Covid inquiry tears Alister Jack suggests former first minister was insincere during her emotional daylong testimony
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 Of course Nicola Sturgeon cried at the Covid inquiry – her fatal flaws have been exposed From shocking levels of secrecy to control-freakery, her handling of the pandemic speaks to serious problems with her leadership, says journalist Dani Garavelli
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024 No minutes kept of Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘gold command’ meetings, Covid inquiry told Scotland’s former first minister excluded finance secretary from meetings in 2020, inquiry also hears
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 Nicola Sturgeon deleted all pandemic WhatsApps, Covid inquiry hears Former first minister accused of ‘shocking betrayal of the people of Scotland’
The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2023 John Swinney named honorary professor by prestigious Scottish university JOHN Swinney, the former deputy first minister and SNP leader, has been made an honorary professor at a prestigious Scottish university ...
The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2023 A9 roadworks paused for Bonfire Night after causing 'huge economic and social damage' ROADWORKS on Scotland's A9 have been paused for "easier travel" to bonfire night events and the final weekend of the Enchanted Forest…