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Swinney has ‘no intention’ of reshuffling Scottish cabinet before May election

John Swinney has made clear he has “no intention” of reshuffling his cabinet team at Holyrood, despite a number of key figures in his government stepping down at next May’s Scottish elections. More than 20 SNP MSPs are set to leave Holyrood when ...

19 Aug 2025 at 19:59

Scotland

Scottish Greens membership grows to highest total since 2016

Membership of the Scottish Greens is on track to reach a new record high by next year’s Holyrood election, the party claimed, as it targets winning its first ever constituency seats in the May 2026 ballot. The Greens returned eight MSPs in the ...

16 Oct 2025 at 13:14

Scotland

Russell Findlay wants SNP out of power for ‘collective good of society’

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has said he wants to see the SNP out of power at next year’s Holyrood elections for the “collective good of society”. The Conservative refused to rule out working with other parties to achieve that as he ...

02 Jun 2025 at 11:11

Scotland

Too early to talk about redundancies if state shrinks, says Findlay

It is too early to talk about redundancies in the public sector, the Scottish Tory leader has said, despite his calls to reduce the size of the state. In his first major set piece speech since becoming leader, which he denied was a signal ...

28 Oct 2024 at 16:33

Scotland

Ewing decision to stand against SNP ‘wasn’t necessary’, says Swinney

The decision of a veteran former SNP MSP who announced he would stand against the party at the next election “wasn’t necessary”, First Minister John Swinney has said. Fergus Ewing said on Friday he would stand as an independent in 2026, ...

23 Jun 2025 at 14:25

Scotland

SNP leadership challenge would not be a good idea, says Swinney

First Minister John Swinney has said he does not think a challenge to his leadership would be a “good idea”. Reports emerged this week suggesting a plot by some in the party to force Mr Swinney to come up with a new strategy for ...

12 Jun 2025 at 13:29

Scotland

MSP Maggie Chapman fails to top Green regional list for Holyrood election

Green MSP Maggie Chapman could face a fight to be returned to Holyrood after next year’s “pivotal” Scottish elections after failing to top the party’s list for her region. Ms Chapman, currently an MSP for the North East, has ...

21 Jul 2025 at 14:54

Five more years of Swinney would be ‘catastrophic’ for Scotland, Findlay warns

Another five years of SNP government at Holyrood would be “catastrophic”, the Scottish Tory leader has insisted. Russell Findlay claimed that if John Swinney is reinstalled as first minister after the 2026 elections, the ...

07 May 2025 at 15:24

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