The politician says she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland.

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay and Labour leader Anas Sarwar are called first before backbench questions. Swinney is ...

First Minister John Swinney has led commemorations in Scotland to mark the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay took aim at the former first minister after she announced her intention to leave ...

When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made ...

Nicola Sturgeon can be proud of “changing the lives of people in Scotland for the better”, Scotland’s First Minister has said ...

Eric Trump, the executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation, said John Swinney thanked him for the firm’s investment in Scotland. The talks took place in Bute House, the First Minister’s ...

The ex-SNP leader announced on Wednesday morning that she will stand down run from Scottish Parliament in 2026.

Nicola Sturgeon has said she will be with the SNP “every step of the way” towards independence, despite stepping down as an ...

Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon will not seek re-election to Holyrood next year, she has announced.

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will not seek re-election to Holyrood in 2026.

John Swinney was asked about the financial crisis that has led the institution to announce more than 600 job cuts.