all names

First minister person

Named in 2 reports across 2 stories - 1 Sept – 2 Oct
1 Sept 20262 Oct 2026

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with First minister. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without First minister.

John Swinney and Scottish National party share 1 reportPlaid Cymru and Rhun ap Iorwerth share 1 reportAndy Burnham and Plaid Cymru share 1 reportScotland and Wales share 1 reportPlaid Cymru and Wales share 1 reportRhun ap Iorwerth and Scotland share 1 reportPlaid Cymru and Scotland share 1 reportAndy Burnham and Wales share 1 reportScotland and Scottish National party share 1 reportAndy Burnham and Rhun ap Iorwerth share 1 reportJohn Swinney and Scotland share 1 reportAndy Burnham and Scotland share 1 reportRhun ap Iorwerth and Wales share 1 reportFirst ministerScotlandScotland - 2 shared reports (place)Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham - 1 shared report (person)John SwinneyJohn Swinney - 1 shared report (person)Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru - 1 shared report (organization)Rhun ap Ior…Rhun ap Iorwerth - 1 shared report (person)Scottish Na…Scottish National party - 1 shared report (organization)WalesWales - 1 shared report (place)

The stories

Is UK heading for breakup? Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland push for independence

36 outlets1 report names First minister13 Sept – 2 Oct

Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan

5 outlets1 report names First minister31 Aug – 22 Sept

Who keeps naming them

The Guardian World1Google News - Top Stories1

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