SNP ministers will have the votes they need after Anas Sarwar says his party will not vote down the government's plans.

First Minister John Swinney has warned opposition MSPs that if they fail to back his Budget it will play "right into the ...

Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says John Swinney is at the top of his game politically, but he can't hide from the SNP ...

John Swinney’s door remains open for talks on his Government’s budget despite Labour’s plans to abstain in the final vote, ...

Mr Sarwar had last month planted the seed that his MSPs could abstain, as he attempted to claim that voting for the Budget ...

John Swinney has been branded 'desperate' after raising the spectre of Elon Musk meddling in Scottish politics if the SNP 's ...

On the plus side, a collapse in support for Labour since last year’s resounding general election victory has put his party back in pole position as the (very) long campaign starts for the 2026 ...

The SNP’s Budget is set to pass after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party will abstain from voting. First ...

Scottish Labour’s leader has been called “spineless” after confirming his MSPs will stand aside to allow the SNP’s tax and ...

JOHN Swinney yesterday vowed to “fix” the NHS before the next election as he insisted the remedy was to throw more cash at the ailing health service. The First Minister promised to cut the number ...

Record View says voters will not take kindly to ­political point-scoring getting in the way of treating the sick.

As for Musk’s meddling in UK politics and talk of a mega-donation to Reform UK, Turnbull said: “If I was Mr Starmer I would really be standing up to this. You’ve basically got to say our political ...