John Swinney
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- 5d ago
Burnham unveils £700m reindustrialisation package as Sturgeon doubts he can avoid an election
The Strategic Sites Accelerator will put £700 million behind 10 UK sites, aiming to draw up to £2 billion of private investment. Nicola Sturgeon meanwhile said the prime minister will struggle to avoid a general election in the relatively near term.
- Oct 17
Swinney says independence campaign has begun and pledges buses under public control by 2031
John Swinney closed the SNP conference in Aberdeen by declaring the second referendum campaign under way. He also pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire from April.
- Oct 16
Burnham invites Swinney to work on deeper Scottish devolution as SNP meets
Speaking in Motherwell on Friday, 16 October, the UK prime minister asked the Scottish government to set aside independence and join a push to give regions more economic power, on the day the SNP opened its conference in Aberdeen.
- Oct 4
Green Party of England and Wales equates Zionism with racism, prompting Israeli entry ban on leader Zack Polanski
Members at the Green Party conference in Brighton voted 1,022 to 813 to endorse a single-state policy in historic Palestine, sparking pushback from European allies and four of the party's five MPs.
- Jun 20
Anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh spark outrage, Muslim groups cite 'poisonous far-right narrative' as suspect charged
Five men were injured in a series of attacks across Edinburgh on Friday evening, which Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said appeared motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. Counterterrorism police have charged a 36-year-old Scottish man and the incident has drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
- May 26
SNP Embezzlement Scandal: Peter Murrell Admits Stealing £400,000 as Party Faces 'Embezzling Voters' Accusations
Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive and estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 from party funds over 12 years, spending it on luxury cars, a motorhome, and high-end household goods.
