John Swinney: “That's the hard reality I'm pointing out to people in Scotland today.”

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’ve got a track record throughout my political life of working to make sure as many powers as possible are exercised here in 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.

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