Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay criticised John Swinney over the soaring cost of HMP Glasgow, which will eventually replace the notorious HMP Barlinnie. It was revealed this week that the ...

John Swinney has dismissed claims the replacement for Barlinnie prison will be like a 'five star resort' amid spiralling costs. The First Minister described criticism from Scottish Tory leader ...

Russell Findlay, the party’s leader, accused SNP ministers of building a “five star” jail and criticised the spiralling cost of HMP Glasgow, which will replace Barlinnie.

John Swinney is asked by Tory leader Russell Findlay about the soaring costs of the new Barlinnie Prison Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar asks if the Scottish government will end its ...

He says the costs of HMP Barlinnie are one thing but says Sarwar’s “eyes will water” at the increasing costs in nuclear plants taking their course in England. Swinney says: “The Scottish ...

HMP Glasgow will replace Barlinnie, which has been labelled not fit for purpose We now know the replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost nearly £1bn, almost double the previous estimate.

John Swinney has blamed Liz Truss for the estimated costs of building a replacement Barlinnie prison rising to almost £1 billion. The First Minister pointed to the short-lived Tory leader as the ...

Record numbers of children are stuck in temporary accommodation, the number of Scots dying from alcohol abuse is at a 15-year high and the cost of building the new Barlinnie prison has rocketed.