Swinney will not support assisted dying in ScotlandJust nowGlenn CampbellBBC Scotland Political EditorGetty ImagesFirst Minister John Swinney has said he will not support a bill which would allow...

A defiant Nicola Sturgeon has refused to apologise for her gender policy after the Supreme Court ruled a legal definition of a woman is based on their biological sex. The former Scottish First...

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney have been savaged by members of their own party after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on transgender people. Falkirk East MSP Michelle Thomson broke ranks to demand...

SNP leader John Swinney has insisted approving a £20,000 pay rise for ministers' MSP salaries while hiking taxes is about "fairness". It emerged at the weekend that Mr Swinney had decided to scrap a...

A new council tax band could be rolled out in Scotland targeting owners of the most expensive properties. The “progressive” system has been backed by Shona Robinson, the SNP finance minister, and...