Mr Jones will be based at No 10 and ‘directly oversee work across Government to support the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities’.

The First Minister spoke out on the issue as MSPs prepare to return to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday after the summer recess.

Protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers are “completely unacceptable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said. John Swinney said he does not think such demonstrations reflect “who we are” in ...

John Swinney has said the £40 million cost of scrapping peak rail fares in Scotland will be financially sustainable, with the policy encouraging people to switch from cars to trains. On Monday, peak ...