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powers after Scottish elections John Swinney will call a vote seeking independence powers on the first
John Swinney to call for a second independence referendum. Fulfilling a promise made during the Holyrood election campaign, the first minister used the first full day of parliamentary business on Tuesday to stage a symbolic
John Swinney has indicated a second independence referendum could be held as early as 2028. A strong SNP performance would bolster that timeline, but anything short of a clear mandate could delay or complicate those
John Swinney back in power if they can cement a pro-independence majority. If they can't, the question becomes whether the unionist parties - the Lib Dems, the Tories, and Reform UK - could unite behind
John Swinney has told BBC News he is "confident" that the SNP will win a majority at next month's Scottish Parliament election. Recent [polling suggests](https://www.whatscotlandthinks.org/questions/how-would-you-be-likely-to-use-your-regional-vote-in-a-scottish-parliament-election-asked-since-2024-general-election-incl-reform-alba/) that the party is on track
power. Scottish First Minister John Swinney is credited with restoring calm to the party after a crazy few years when its two big stars - Alex Salmond, then Nicola Sturgeon - crashed. Swinney told us last week
independent Scotland as wealthy as Switzerland. In October 1974, the slogan "It's Scotland's Oil" propelled the SNP to its best-ever general election result up until that point: 11 seats at Westminster
vote SNP leader John Swinney has denied his food prices policy is an attempt to force a fight with the UK government. Speaking on [the BBC's Today programme](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_fourfm) ahead
power plan - drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea, lowering taxes, abolishing stamp duty, abolishing business rates for small businesses, we have a plan no one else does," Badenoch said. Liberal Democrat leader
John Swinney has ruled out any negotiations with Reform UK as his party seeks to return to government. While the SNP comfortably won a fifth successive Holyrood election, the party is seven seats short
John Swinney told me his party had won the election "hands down." Describing the margin of victory as "significant and emphatic," Swinney insisted "the public expectation" was now for him "to be returned as first