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Swinney sworn in as First Minister ahead of Cabinet appointments

It comes after the SNP’s election victory earlier this month.

Evening Standard

Treasury minister denies UK plan to cap food prices is 'mimicking SNP'

A TREASURY minister has denied that the UK Government is planning to ask supermarkets to cap essential food prices – mimicking an SNP election…

The National (Scotland)

SNP elect new group leader after councillor resigns to take Holyrood seat

Edinburgh Council’s SNP group has voted in a new leader with close to 10 years of experience in city politics after the group’s last boss was…

The National (Scotland)

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Scotland has a parliament with no fluent Gaelic speakers. What now?

“I don’t actually think there’s going to be any MSPs left with Gaelic,” Eilidh Munro recalls thinking when she lost in the contest for the…

The National (Scotland)

Swinney to be sworn in as First Minister and appoint Cabinet

John Swinney will be sworn in at the Court of Session on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Treasury urges supermarkets to cap food prices to alleviate cost-of-living crisis

Chancellor fears Iran war will push up bills even further for struggling households but supermarket bosses brand plan ‘desperate’

The Independent UK

MPs reject Tory bid to issue new North Sea oil and gas licences

A BID to permit licences to explore new oil and gas fields has been rejected by MPs

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MPs reject Tory bid to issue new oil and gas licences

In the King’s Speech, the Government reiterated its manifesto commitment not to issue new licences to explore new fields.

Evening Standard

UK supermarkets urged to consider voluntary price caps on essential foods

Retail sources rebuff government proposal as ‘unjustified’ and likely to push costs up across board

The Guardian - UK

Malcolm Offord skipped new MSP inductions but ‘took the free lunches’

MALCOLM Offord didn’t show up for any first-time MSP induction sessions but took advantage of the free lunches, an MSP has said.

The National (Scotland)

Being First Minister ‘greatest privilege’ of Swinney’s life

John Swinney will be sworn in again as First Minister on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Did Scotland's party leaders just signal a new kind of Holyrood parliament?

MEET the new boss, same as the old boss ...

The National (Scotland)

Read John Swinney's full acceptance speech after being re-elected First Minister

JOHN Swinney has been re-elected as Scotland’s First Minister after a vote of MSPs in the new Holyrood parliament ...

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney ready to ‘get on with the job’ as he is re-elected First Minister

The SNP leader, whose party is the biggest in the Scottish Parliament, was voted back into the role in Holyrood on Tuesday.

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John Swinney elected First Minister in first vote of new Scottish parliament

JOHN Swinney has been elected First Minister of Scotland ...

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Reform candidate in Scottish by-election blasted over 'satanic trash' comment

REFORM UK’s candidate in a forthcoming Scottish by-election has been condemned over comments in which she described actors as “satanic…

The National (Scotland)

Date confirmed for Westminster by-election to fill Stephen Flynn's former seat

THE date of the by-election in Stephen Flynn’s former Westminster seat has been confirmed ...

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How and when to watch MSPs elect Scotland's first minister today

MSPs will vote for Scotland’s first minister following the Holyrood elections. Here's how to watch today

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Rachel Reeves issued stark warning ahead of cost of living announcement

Rachel Reeves is being urged to go “much further” to help households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis – with the SNP accusing the…

Evening Standard

Reeves must go ‘much further’ to aid families in cost-of-living crisis, says SNP

Westminster economy spokeswoman Kirsty Blackman called on the Chancellor to act to help families – including those in the ‘squeezed middle’.

Evening Standard

MSPs to elect new first minister after Scottish elections

All six parties at Holyrood will put their leader forward for the top job with SNP leader John Swinney saying he is confident he will win.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s independence movement must find an answer to this economic question

IF Scottish independence is to mean more than constitutional change, the movement must show how it would extend democracy into the economy itself

Evening Standard

John Swinney confident he has the votes to retain post as first minister

The vote to appoint the leader of the Scottish Government will take place on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

SNP Westminster leader demands urgent review of UK’s ‘anti-business policies’

Dave Doogan said policies such as the rise in employer national insurance contributions should be ‘scrapped as soon as possible’.

The Conversation

More than just a critical blow to Keir Starmer and Labour, local votes signal a dis-United Kingdom

Local elections in Britain on May 7, 2026 – in which the ruling Labour Party suffered deep losses – revealed tectonic shifts.

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