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John Swinney accused of 'lying' and 'scaremongering' over pensions remarks
28 October 2026 at 18:52
A Labour minister has accused the SNP leader of trying to make "cheap political points to scare pensioners"
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Swinney accused of ‘lying’ and ‘scaremongering’ with pensions comments
28 October 2026 at 17:00
UK Government pensions minister Torsten Bell said the Scottish First Minister was ‘trying for cheap political points to scare pensioners’.
Swinney accused of ‘lying’ and ‘scaremongering’ with pensions comments
28 October 2026 at 16:44
PM urged to deliver ‘meaningful help’ in Budget instead of ‘showboating’
28 October 2026 at 00:01
Swinney calls for ‘substantial support’ with energy bills in UK Budget
28 October 2026 at 00:01
PM urged to deliver ‘meaningful help’ in Budget instead of ‘showboating’
28 October 2026 at 00:01
The SNP’s Westminster economy spokesperson Kirsty Blackman called for action from the Prime Minister to help families in the cost-of-living crisis.
Swinney calls for ‘substantial support’ with energy bills in UK Budget
28 October 2026 at 00:01
Scottish First Minister John Swinney spoke out ahead of Chancellor John Healey’s first UK Budget on Wednesday.
Ministers accused of ‘catastrophic’ decision to approve new gas power station
27 October 2026 at 16:37
Ministers accused of ‘catastrophic’ decision to approve new gas power station
27 October 2026 at 21:28
Environmental campaigners reacted angrily to the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a power station at Peterhead.
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SNP call for action as Burnham ‘asleep at the wheel’ as fuel prices rise
27 October 2026 at 00:01
SNP call for action as Burnham ‘asleep at the wheel’ as fuel prices rise
27 October 2026 at 00:01
SNP energy spokesman Graham Leadbitter wants the Government to remove the VAT on petrol and diesel during the current fuel price crisis.
John Swinney tells SNP conference of drive to deliver independence for his son
17 October 2026 at 17:00
SNP members back resolution supporting UK-wide ban on X
17 October 2026 at 12:45
‘Stars are aligning’ for Scottish independence, Swinney to tell SNP conference
17 October 2026 at 00:01
Burnham acting like ‘the first prime minister of England’, says Gilruth
16 October 2026 at 18:01
No woman will be turned away from fund offering help to flee abuse, Gilruth vows
16 October 2026 at 17:36
