The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.

John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also urged caution on the reintroduction of beavers. The First Minister was ...

An SNP MSP has urged John Swinney to "stop genuflecting to the Greens" and back a third runway for Heathrow. Fergus Ewing ...

SNP leader John Swinney has said he is “comfortable” with the party’s vetting procedures after reports that Nicola Sturgeon and a ...

Anas Sarwar has called on John Swinney to drop his "ideological" opposition to nuclear power in Scotland. The Scottish Labour ...

Anas Sarwar has warned skilled energy jobs could to lost to the rest of the UK if SNP ministers do no rethink their opposition to nuclear power.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said during First Minister's Questions on Thursday that new plants would bring in ...

SNP accused of squandering money on jail akin to a ‘luxury resort or nature reserve’ after costs surge from £100m estimate ...

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay hit out after it was revealed this week that the estimated cost of the jail had ...

A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a 'five-star prison' as he was accused of building a ...

UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband said he is ‘determined to have a future’ for the Grangemouth oil ...