Kathleen Nutt

John Swinney is set to become SNP leader and First Minister as his potential rival Kate Forbes ruled herself out of the race this afternoon.

There was only one other living SNP politician John Swinney mentioned in his speech as he announced his bid for the party leadership this afternoon…

SNP members do not want to see a repeat of last year's "bruising" leadership contest, a senior Scottish Government minister has said.

Alex Salmond will return to Holyrood next week to be quizzed on why the Scottish Government’s long-held plans to dual the A9 have not come to…

John Swinney is set to become SNP leader and First Minister next week after his main potential rival Kate Forbes announced she will not be running…

The remainder of the chamber would be 38 for the SNP, 24 Conservatives, 10 Greens, nine Lib Dems and eight Reform parliamentarians.

John Swinney has argued a divisive SNP leadership contest could delay the party’s essential “rebuild” after a member little known outside the…

An SNP member who called the party's independence strategy "flatulence in a trance" is facing a backlash over his bid to challenge John…

SNP activist Graeme McCormick has come to public attention as he considers a bid to challenge former deputy first minister John Swinney for the SNP…

John Swinney is today on the cusp of becoming SNP leader and Scotland's seventh First Minister following the resignation of Humza Yousaf last week.