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Swinney Sworn In as Scotland’s First Minister, Appoints Gilruth Deputy

The SNP leader starts a new term leading a minority administration that will rely on deals with other parties.

Record Pro‑Independence Majority Sets Up New Fight Over a Scottish Referendum

Former SNP Council Leader Jordan Linden Jailed for 18 Months Over Sex Offences

Swinney to Skip BBC Question Time as SNP Puts Mairi McAllan Forward

SNP Opens 24-Point Lead in New Ipsos/STV Poll for Holyrood

SNP Poised to Lead Holyrood Without Majority as Reform UK Climbs to Second in New Survation Poll

Swinney Orders Independent Review After Linden Verdict, Faces Claims He Ignored Warning

Swinney Backs Lord Advocate as Furor Over Murrell Briefing Intensifies

Swinney Pressed Over Early Briefing on Murrell Indictment as Hearing Pushed to May

Indictment Alleges Peter Murrell Embezzled £459,000 From SNP Over 12 Years as Hearing Nears

Information Commissioner Takes Scottish Government to Court Over Sturgeon Inquiry Papers

Swinney Says SNP Majority Would Trigger Demand for Second Scottish Independence Referendum

Farage Appoints Malcolm Offord to Lead Reform UK in Scotland for May Holyrood Election

SNP Conference Backs Swinney’s 65-Seat Majority Plan for Second Referendum

Scottish Government Publishes Plan Urging Westminster to Honor Pro‑Independence Majority With Legal Referendum

SNP Accounts Reveal £100,790 Motorhome Cost as Party Posts 2024 Deficit

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to Leave Scottish Parliament at 2026 Election

Swinney Proposes Triggering Legal Independence Referendum With SNP Majority in 2026

Mhairi Black Quits SNP Citing Party’s Shift on Trans Rights and Palestine

Fergus Ewing Leaves SNP to Run as Independent in Inverness and Nairn