The Latest Breaking News from John Swinney

Starmer hails 'fantastic' shock win in Scotland by-election as SNP fail to hold seat after Reform surge

Labour’s Davy Russell said the win sent a message to Nigel Farage and “his mob”

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025

Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election as SNP and Reform suffer shock defeat

Victory in Hamilton by Davy Russell signals growing challenge to SNP and resistance to Farage's Reform UK

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

‘We’ve proven pollsters wrong,’ says Scottish Labour leader after surprise win

'People need to change the script' says Sarwar as Russell’s victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election marks a major upset for the SNP

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

John Swinney responds to 'controversial' ScotRail AI voiceover row

THE First Minister has responded to the ScotRail's "controversial" move to use AI to make announcements rather than Scottish actors

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2025

John Swinney slams Russell Findlay’s ‘misleading’ sentencing claims at FMQs

THE First Minister has slammed Russell Findlay’s “misleading” claims about Scotland’s under-25 sentencing guidelines ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2025

Farage Reform UK gunning for shock breakthrough in Scotland in 'two horse' by-election race against SNP

Reform UK is trying to jump from 0.2% of the vote to challenge the Scottish National Party and Labour for the Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse seat

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Polls opens in Holyrood by-election that Swinney says is ‘two-horse race’

Voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat are electing a new MSP following the death earlier this year of Christina McKelvie.

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

John Swinney makes final Hamilton by-election pitch as polls open

John Swinney has urged voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election to reject the “gutter politics” of Reform UK as polls open

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2025

Swinney urges Hamilton voters to reject ‘gutter politics’ of Reform

A by-election in the Holyrood seat takes place on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Swinney ‘must be held to account’ over Scottish Water pay dispute, unions say

Staff at the company are on strike.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025