Finance Secretary John Swinney has clashed with Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon on how far the NHS should be protected from swingeing cuts.
The Scottish cabinet has suffered a damaging split ahead of this month’s critical budget announcement, with ministerial fights over funding the health service and divisions on paying for universities.
Finance Secretary John Swinney has clashed with Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon on how far the NHS should be protected from swingeing cuts.