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John Swinney

September 2024

  • John Swinney delivers a statement at Holyrood: he has a hand raised and looks animated as one woman claps in the background and another looks down at her notes

    Scottish opposition pushes Swinney on free school meal and flat-rate rail fare cuts

  • Keir Starmer stands in front of a wind turbine

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – as it happened

  • Martin Kettle

    Both the Tories and the SNP suffered catastrophic defeats – but only one of them is facing up to that

    Martin Kettle
  • John Swinney smiles as he walks down a corridor

    Swinney’s slimmed-down plans prompt criticism of ‘managed decline’

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Priti Patel repeats call for Tory members to have more say in running party after defeat in leadership race – as it happened

  • Swinney says Labour ‘intensifying’ austerity as he prepares cuts in Scotland

August 2024

  • John Swinney

    SNP will lose Scottish election without complete rethink, say senior party figures

    Doubts expressed that John Swinney is strong enough leader to direct the scale of change required
  • A woman looks at a street artwork featuring a red face by Philaicio at Yardworks, a festival in Glasgow.

    Scottish arts sector appeals to ministers over ‘devastating’ budget cuts

    More than 100 organisations criticise loss of Creative Scotland funding for local artists during Edinburgh festival
  • Angus Roberston smiling, with out-of-focus lights in the background

    SNP minister apologises over secret meeting with Israeli diplomat after outcry

    Angus Robertson says he should have only met Israel’s deputy UK ambassador in order to discuss Gaza ceasefire
  • Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch pictured in the Commons last year

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    UK politics: Badenoch confirms she did criticise Sunak over election at shadow cabinet – as it happened

    Tory leadership contender says views of ‘activists, members and friends who lost seats after giving everything to campaign’ matter
  • Rory Scothorne

    A triumphant Labour in Westminster, a humiliated SNP in Holyrood: Scotland is entering interesting times

    Rory Scothorne
    Sunak’s early election gamble had a lethal effect on Swinney’s party. The spark of independence is undoubtedly diminished, says historian and writer Rory Scothorne
  • John Swinney with eyes closed

    SNP’s humiliation in Scotland shows independence is no longer a priority

    Former SNP voters stayed away or swung behind Labour, tired of scandal, policy failure and division
    • SNP leader says ‘soul searching’ needed after Labour landslide in Scotland

    • Scottish Labour leader says Holyrood is next after inflicting heavy losses on SNP

    • Keir Starmer hails ‘sunlight of hope’ as Britain wakes up to Labour landslide

  • Keir Starmer speaks into a microphone. Onlookers hold aloft pink and purple placards that read: Change. Be part of it.'

    Keir Starmer hails ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing seat

  • Rishi Sunak during a visit to a primary school in Romsey, Hampshire.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    PM says he will take full responsibility for result after minister predicts Labour landslide – as it happened

  • Oliver Dowden, deputy prime minister.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

    Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party
  • Rishi Sunak sniffs malt whiskey during a visit to a distillery in the Cotswolds.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Rishi Sunak hints he might not quit as Tory leader immediately if he loses election – as it happened

  • John Swinney on the campaign trail at Portobello Beach and Promenade last week.

    Election fight between Labour and SNP is still on, says John Swinney

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