Northern Ireland Office minister Fleur Anderson has indicated opinion polls will determine if and when a border referendum is called.

John Swinney has insisted the summit he has called for this month to seek to counter the rise of populism is “above party politics”. Instead he said he wanted to bring people from across ...

John Swinney said he was “worried” that the Reform UK leader could enter No 10 at the next general election, which he claimed would be “incredibly damaging” to the UK. The First Minister ...

The SNP is “back in business”, First Minister John Swinney has insisted – as he added he is “very optimistic” for next year’s Holyrood elections. While the party had seen its support ...

When politicians fail to deliver on bread-and-butter issues and weaponise issues like immigration, far-right narratives gain ...

Tariffs imposed by the US risk causing a recession, Scotland’s First Minister has said.

John Swinney has said Scotland must make ... drugs in Scotland is 2.7 times as high as the rate for England and Northern Ireland, and 2.1 times as high as the rate in Wales.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. John Swinney has insisted the summit he has called for this month to seek to counter the rise of populism is “above party politics”.