John Swinney: “Pensioners in Scotland are losing out; the future for pensioners in independence.”

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.

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.

And I would welcome Scotland being able to determine our approach to immigration and to asylum.