John Swinney: “Island businesses were too often held back by circumstances outside their control.”

So Scotland’s a welcoming country. We want to make sure that when people come to Scotland, we can support them and that we can support them well.

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.

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.

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.