John Swinney is lining up Kate Forbes as his Deputy First Minister in a desperate attempt to ‘bind together’ his deeply divided party, The Scottish Mail on Sunday can reveal. Senior SNP ...

Fergus Ewing, one of the SNP's longest serving MSPs, has called for “a grand coalition of the parties” to address the social challenges ...

To date, nothing but silence from Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes over the impact on Scottish taxpayers from such projects. It’s time for the SNP to remember the words of Kenny MacAskill ...

The SNP is facing the loss of a significant number of its MSPs before the next election. Eight of the party’s MSPs have declared their intention to stand down and reports today suggest others may exit ...

A FORMER Conservative spin doctor has said he believes that John Swinney and Kate Forbes “could actually pull off indy”.