Opposition MSPs have criticised the first minister and ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon following Peter Murrell's guilty plea.

The First Minister hit out at what he described as the "politicisation" of Peter Murrell's decision to plead guilty to ...

John Swinney is to press the Prime Minister for a second independence referendum after MSPs backed his call for Westminster ...

The First Minister rejects demands for an independent probe ...

John Swinney said he is “deeply concerned” by the increase in energy bills announced by Ofgem.

First Minister John Swinney has put public sector reform at the heart of his Cabinet as he pushes for "fiscal sustainability" ...

The SNP leader returns to the role after his party won the Holyrood election and he will appoint his cabinet later.

The SNP leader is to be formally sworn in on Wednesday before he chooses a new cabinet.

The First Minister said his new Scottish cabinet team would work to continue to ‘build support for Scottish self government’.

John Swinney has vowed that his new-look cabinet team will “waste no time in delivering” as they prepare to meet for the ...

Swinney - who was in charge of the party when Peter Murrell was first appointed chief executive of the SNP - said he was "gutted" by the chain of events which led to Operation Branchform.

John Swinney is to press the Prime Minister for a second independence referendum after MSPs backed his call for Westminster ...