SNP would work with Sinn Fein 'to change the dynamics of the UK', says Swinney The SNP leader said the prospect of three nationalist administrations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast would mean the UK was "changed irreversibly".

John Swinney is prepared to work with Sinn Fein "to change the dynamics of the United Kingdom" if reelected as First Minister next month.

Scots being hammered on food prices as wage growth lags behind shop costs EXCLUSIVE: Some everyday food items have risen in price nearly four times as fast as wages since the last Holyrood election in 2021.

John Swinney has admitted the only way his controversial cap on food prices could be introduced next year is if retailers agree to enter a "voluntary" arrangement with the Government.

Keir Starmer has 'severely damaged' Scottish Labour election campaign The SNP leader described the UK Labour Government as a "shambles" and being in "chaos" following the latest row over Peter Mandelson.

Keir Starmer has 'severely damaged' Scottish Labour election campaign, says John Swinney

Independence referendum 'won't happen in next five years', says SNP veteran EXCLUSIVE: A former depute leader of the SNP said there would only be an IndyRef2 "when the will of the Scottish people towards independence cannot be contested".

Most Scots don't want a second referendum on independence in the next five years despite John Swinney's pledge to deliver one, an SNP veteran has said.

Reform UK nothing more than a 'bunch of failed Tories', says trade union chief Roz Foyer also called a war of words between Scottish Labour and Reform UK as "ridiculous".

Foyer claimed Scots would not be “daft enough” to vote Reform into power at Holyrood

STUC chief Roz Foyer brands the tedious war of words between Scottish Labour and Reform UK as "ridiculous".

"I would much rather people look at the parties’ policies in detail, and what they’re promising us"

Scottish Labour's Holyrood election 'promise rate' gives Anas Sarwar hope Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour's internal numbers have improved over the campaign and show the need to end the petty row with senior Reform figures.

"The only winner from this tedious spat is Swinney, who can sit back and watch his rivals waste valuable time"

John Swinney 'running scared' of Holyrood election debate Other party leaders are signed-up for the BBC Question Time special due to be broadcast this week.

Update: Mairi McAllan will represent the SNP.

"The First Minister and the SNP strongly believe that women’s voices should be heard in the campaign"

John Swinney 'running scared' of Holyrood election debate Other party leaders are signed-up for the BBC Question Time special due to be broadcast this week.

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Scottish Labour has claimed John Swinney is "running scared" of a Question Time election debate on Thursday.

It says the BBC has shared a list of participants from all parties except for the Nationalists, who have still to confirm who will represent them.

Scots 'sick to death' of excuses over failure to reform 'illogical council tax EXCLUSIVE: Roz Foyer blasted Scotland's political parties for failing to reform a system the SNP first promised to scrap in 2007.

Scots are "sick to death" of excuses from politicians over the failure to reform the "illogical and regressive" council tax system, a senior trade union figure has warned.

SNP could achieve lowest vote share among pro-independence Scots since 2003 Pollsters have predicted "the SNP's monopolistic grip on the nationalist vote" could "loosen" at the Holyrood poll on May 7.

The SNP could win its lowest vote share among pro-independence Scots since 2003, polling analysis has suggested.

Unionist parties could win tight majority at Holyrood election, poll suggests The poll, if replicated at the election, could make the SNP vulnerable to losing power at Holyrood for the first time since 2007.

A lot of Holyrood constituencies will likely be decided on very low turnouts. The winners will be the party that can motivate its support to actually vote.

SNP pledge to impose price controls on food could cause 'shortages' in shops The eyebrow-raising manifesto promise by the First Minister has been condemned as "undeliverable”.

Scots face supermarket food shortages after John Swinney vowed to impose price caps on essential groceries, experts have warned.

The IFS now warning an SNP price cap policy on certain foods could cause "shortages" in shops.

A UK Government source describes John Swinney's call for price caps on food as "incoherent and undeliverable".

They warn it risks costing the next Scottish Government "millions in legal bills".

"Swinney has invented a policy more likely to put money in the pockets of lawyers"

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John Swinney pledges SNP will introduce price controls bread and milk The SNP policy was branded a "1970s gimmick" amid warnings from legal experts the Scottish Government lacks the powers to dictate prices in shops.

Senior SNP figures believe the Scottish Government already has the powers to dictate food prices in shops.

Others take a different view.

John Swinney pushing 'fundamentalist' approach to Scottish independence EXCLUSIVE: Professor James Mitchell, an expert on the rise of the SNP, said an independent Scotland would "inherit all the challenges we now have and many more".

John Swinney is pushing a "fundamentalist" approach to achieving Scottish independence which shows no regard for the "social and economic consequences", a leading expert on devolution has warned.

Anas Sarwar brands Malcolm Offord a 'liar' after Reform leader's debate claim The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of playing "games" after multiple SNP candidates and staffers gleefully shared video clips of Offord's accusation last night.

Asked by the Record if he was saying categorically Offord is a liar, Sarwar repeated: "Malcom Offord is a liar. It's nonsense. No deal, no stitch-up, no nothing"

"Malcolm Offord is a liar," Anas Sarwar has told reporters this morning.

Boarded-up shops on Scots high streets show '19 years of SNP failure' The Scottish Lib Dems want to reverse the decline of high streets across the country by working towards a new system of business rates.

Boarded-up shops on Scotland's struggling high streets are a sign of "19 years of SNP failure", the Lib Dems have said.

Anas Sarwar angrily denies Malcolm Offord claim he wanted deal to remove SNP The Scottish Labour leader dismissed the comments by the senior Reform UK figure as a "desperate lie from a desperate man".

Anas Sarwar has angrily denied a claim by Malcom Offord that he suggested doing a deal to remove the SNP from power after May's election.

Nigel Farage heckled on Shetland visit as Reform leader tours north of Scotland The Reform UK leader was greeted by a sign proclaiming him a "frog-faced w****r"

Nigel Farage campaigned Shetland today. A Record reader spotted this sign.

Scots should receive benefits without having to apply for them first, say Greens Ross Greer was grilled on how his party could afford to pay for the generous welfare commitments made in his party's Holyrood election manifesto.

Scots should receive benefit payments without having to apply for them first, say Greens

“We’re on the side of working people,” Gillian Mackay says at the launch of the Scottish Greens manifesto in Glasgow.

SNP to hand out 'welcome to school bag' for primary one pupils The SNP previously pledged ahead of the 2021 Holyrood election to give every school pupil in Scotland a free laptop - only for the policy to be later ditched.

Ahead of the 2021 election, John Swinney promised the SNP Government would give every school pupil in Scotland a free laptop. The policy was later ditched.

In 2026, the SNP is now promising a "welcome to school bag" for primary one pupils.

John Swinney 'blagging' SNP supporters on independence Anas Sarwar said the next five years had to be focused "fixing the SNP's mess" and not focusing on the constitutional debate.

Anas Sarwar: John Swinney is "blagging" SNP supporters over claims he can secure an IndyRef2

Inflation-busting Scottish Water bills 'will be lowered if Labour wins power' EXCLUSIVE: "Fat cat bonuses" for senior executives at publicly-owned Scottish Water will be reined in under a Labour government at Holyrood, the party's leader has said.

Inflation-busting Scottish Water bills will be reduced for all households if Labour wins power at Holyrood, Anas Sarwar has pledged.

John Swinney put on the spot over SNP record on NHS by angry debate audience The First Minister and other Scottish party leaders faced an audience of fed-up voters in Paisley who declared they were considering not turning out on May 7.

Not an easy night in Paisley for John Swinney as disillusioned voters ask why they should bother.