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'Terrific guy' John Swinney will view his meetings with Donald Trump as a big success
The First Minister believes a ‘window of opportunity’ has now opened up on Scotch whisky tariffs ...
How John Swinney and Donald Trump struck up an unlikely bromance during the President's Scotland trip
John Swinney’ s unlikely friendship with Donald Trump was forged over a dinner of langoustine and beef at the President’s ...
US President Donald Trump calls First Minister John Swinney a 'special guy' as he opens golf course in Aberdeenshire
Mr Trump’s private visit to Scotland is coming to an end, with the president due to fly back on Air Force One to Washington ...
Donald Trump says he’s heard ‘great things’ about John Swinney
The US President suggested a country ‘can’t go through that too much’ when asked about a second independence referendum.
John Swinney defends funding Donald Trump golf course tournament and denies 'buttering him up'
John Swinney says funding for a golf tournament at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire course was not an attempt to “butter up” the ...
Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP fortunes
There have been voices in the SNP for some time saying that an independence vote should be a rubber stamp on the "settled ...
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Funding golf tournament was not attempt to ‘butter up’ Trump – Swinney
Scottish Government funding for a golf tournament at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire course was not an attempt to “butter up” ...
John Swinney says recognition of Palestine should not be 'conditional'
The First Minister has responded to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement that The UK will recognise the state of ...
John Swinney's indy plan feels like deja vu, but it's more realistic than Nicola Sturgeon's 'de-facto' vote
John Swinney has lifted his lid on his route to independence after the focus has remained firmly on making the case for ...