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            <title><![CDATA[Retailers criticise SNP's 'gimmick' food price cap promise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[John Swinney said it was a "moral outrage" that people cannot afford to feed themselves properly because of the rising cost of living.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Supermarket food prices to be capped under SNP manifesto pledge]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The cost of "essential" items such as bread, milk and cheese are to be limited under John Swinney's plan.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:49:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The SNP's manifesto pledges analysed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[We have analysed some of the policies in the Scottish National Party's manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:12:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who is SNP leader John Swinney? ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister and SNP leader is Scotland’s longest-serving elected parliamentarian.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:49:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The BBC Scotland election debate fact-checked]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ Claims made by leaders of six political parties who took part in a TV debate for the 2026 Holyrood election campaign are checked.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:30:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNP pledges 'first refusal' for tenants to buy private rental homes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[John Swinney says it would help renters get on the housing  ladder but other parties say the SNP is to blame for the housing emergency.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:21:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CalMac ferries problems dominate election campaigning]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scotland's political leaders turn their attention to the problems facing ferry services as campaigning continued for Holyrood.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:21:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swinney softens stance on North Sea drilling as oil prices soar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister said energy security should be a primary concern when making decisions on oil and gas projects.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:01:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[First Minister apologises to victims of ex-council leader]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Jordan Linden was last week found guilty of five assaults and sending unwanted sexual communications to teenagers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:28:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNP and Greens join independence march ahead of Holyrood election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SNP leader John Swinney and the Greens co-leaders led thousands on an independence march down the Royal Mile.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Party leaders make pitches to Scots as they hit campaign trail]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With the Holyrood election just six weeks away, hopefuls have kick-started their campaigns.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Health, education, tax and more - Has the SNP delivered on its promises at Holyrood?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As parties draw up their election manifestos, has the SNP ticked off the goals it set out in 2021?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reform MSP backs Scottish leader Offord after his crude joke condemned]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The party's leader in Scotland has admitted making a "clumsy" remark at a rugby club dinner in 2018.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:54:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Racism behind rise in support for Reform, says Swinney]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister told the BBC's Scotcast the views of some Reform UK supporters were "intolerant".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:51:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sturgeon was a 'better' FM than Swinney, says Greens co-leader]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gillian Mackay tells the BBC's Scotcast the SNP has moved away from a left wing political agenda under John Swinney. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:23:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swinney tells UK government to 'get a move on' with heating oil support]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister responds to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' promise of help with rising energy costs caused by war in the Middle East.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:05:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swinney promises £500m childcare boost and more GP walk-in clinics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister told his party's spring conference he will extend childcare if re-elected in May.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swinney pledges £10,000 deposit to support first-time buyers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister said he would create a £100m First Homes Fund if the SNP are re-elected at the Holyrood election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Parliament misconduct allegations reported to police]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone told MSPs that parliament police had been made aware of the report.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swinney seeks UK meeting over US military use of Prestwick Airport]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three American military refuelling aircraft that previously stopped at the airport are believed to be supporting US-Israeli airstrikes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government rules out changes to lord advocate dual role]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Opposition politicians criticised Dorothy Bain after it emerged she had briefed the first minister on the Peter Murrell case.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:53:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Business owners 'heartbroken' after retail units destroyed in Glasgow fire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Union Corner was home to many independent businesses that have been left with nowhere to work after the building next to Glasgow Central Station collapsed.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:10:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Families challenge Swinney over hospital apology claim]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Relatives of patients infected at Glasgow's flagship hospital say they did not receive a formal apology during a meeting with the first minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swinney would 'consider' US military plane ban from Prestwick Airport]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first minister says he wants clarity from the UK government about whether the planes were involved in the US-Israeli action in the Middle East.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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