John Swinney has refused to say if the Scottish Government will seek to freeze council tax next year.

First Minister John Swinney has refused to say if the Scottish Government will seek to freeze council tax next year, as he promised local authority leaders he would have “an open and candid conversati

Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has already “completely demolished” Labour’s claim that Scotland does not need independence, John Swinney said on Wednesday as he tried to revive the SNP’s push for separation.

John Swinney and his Government have been accused of presiding over a “lost decade” since the independence referendum. Wednesday is the 10th anniversary of the poll which saw 55% of Scots vote to stay in the UK.