John Swinney Alerts Ministerial Code Advisers over Lost Pension Claim Row

John Swinney refers himself to independent advisers over misleading parliament row

JOHN Swinney has alerted independent advisers following claims he misled Holyrood when he claimed scrapping the triple lock would see people “lose their pensions”

John Swinney alerts ministerial code advisers over lost pension claim row

John Swinney has referred a row over his claim Scots would 'lose their pensions' to independent ministerial code advisers, after Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay accused him of peddling misinformation about changes to the triple lock.

Here’s the proof that John Swinney lied to Scotland’s pensioners over £4bn triple-lock claim

John Swinney knows that extra spending on a National Social Care system south of the Border would result in more money for the Scottish government

The triple lock on the state pension will go by 2030, ‘to help pay for a new national care service FOR ENGLAND.’ John Swinney says we’ll lose out and here’s why he’s correct

BBC Scotland yesterday, trying desperately to distract from the main issue by getting FM John Swinney in bother with this: Will Swinney face a Holyrood probe? Let’s not be distracted. Here are the facts again: He says the triple lock on the state pension will go by 2030, ‘to help pay for a new national care service FOR ENGLAND.’ Will you support that, Scottish pensioners? ‘Barnett! Do you trust that? On Newsnight, 30 September 2026, the above wa…