John Swinney: “I had a very constructive discussion with the Prime Minister.”

Friends, we are winning. One by one, the stars are aligning in our favour.

Make no mistake – if we had lost the election this year, if we were out of power – then the independence cause would have been set back decades.

I’m all for the Scottish Parliament having as many powers as it possibly can do, and I’ll work constructively to make sure we bring all those powers to Scotland.

In Westminster – Unionists united in their panic. 2026 has been a turning point in Scotland’s journey towards statehood, and there is no turning back.