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2026-10-16 · Daily Mail · Politics

Andy Burnham 'opens door' to second independence referendum after refusing to rule out fresh vote

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2026-11-01 · Daily Mail · Politics

SNP MP and Green MSP accused of plotting West Bank social media stunt by Israel

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2026-10-29 · Daily Mail · Politics

Why can't you give a straight answer on oil, Mr Swinney? 'Pathetic' First Minister refuses to say SEVEN TIMES if he supports Rosebank oil field

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2026-10-18 · Daily Mail · Politics

John Swinney 'like Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe' in his bid to nationalise buses

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2026-10-06 · Daily Mail · Politics

Families of Scots soldiers killed by the IRA are 'furious' at John Swinney's talks with Sinn Fein at separatist summit, says Russell Findlay

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2026-10-18 · Daily Mail · Politics

After months of silence and NO mention of 'flagship' policy at SNP conference, retailers deliver a stinging ultimatum to John Swinney: Ditch it now!

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2026-09-30 · Daily Mail

🔮 Cuts to frontline services may be needed because plans to reduce the size of the public sector workforce have fallen ‘off course’, the Deputy First Minister has admitted. assertive

2026-10-06 · Daily Mail

🔮 They believe that the First Minister for all of Scotland is not even willing to acknowledge what Sinn Fein has represented and in some ways continues to represent. assertive

2026-10-15 · Daily Mail

🔮 He highlighted ships going in and out of the harbour, helicopters flying workers out to rigs and the world’s largest floating wind farm, and told delegates to ‘ask why that wealth does not flow into every home in Scotland.’ Stephen Flynn spoke about taking full advantage of the resources in the North Sea, while John Swinney has yet to take a side The SNP party conference is set to debate an amendment to increase the windfall tax on oil He added: ‘Ask why people will this winter once again choose between heating and eating, and ask why we would possibly export our jobs and import energy from across the world, when it already exists on our doorstep.’ On the BBC’s Debate Night programme, Mr Middleton said he wanted to ensure the SNP’s conference backs domestic oil and gas drilling. mixed

2026-10-16 · Daily Mail

🔮 Andy Burnham was in Scotland at the same time as the SNP was holding its annual conference in Aberdeen During a question and answer session with the press after his speech, Mr Burnham was asked whether he would rule out a second Scottish independence referendum for the duration of his premiership. assertive

2026-10-18 · Daily Mail

🔮 The First Minister announced in his speech to the SNP's conference yesterday that buses would be brought under public control by 2031 through franchising and regulation, with a Bill to be tabled in Holyrood next year. But he came under fire for announcing the move without any dialogue with the industry – and senior figures at the operator McGill's have threatened to 'go to every court in the land' to block the move, which they described as 'business confiscation'. assertive

2026-10-18 · Daily Mail

🔮 The SNP leader has still to lay out how his proposal for mandatory price ceilings on 20-50 essential food items in supermarkets will be enacted – six months on from it being the highest-profile announcement in the SNP’s manifesto for the Holyrood election. assertive

2026-10-29 · Daily Mail

🔮 But on five separate occasions John Swinney couldn’t give a simple yes or no answer. assertive

2026-11-01 · Daily Mail

🔮 Progressive International, which was in charge of the delegation, also yesterday refused to say if public money was used on the aborted trip but highlighted that those taking part will make parliamentary declarations in the usual way. But an SNP source said the organiser covered Ms Bird’s entire trip and that no public money was used. assertive