Unlike John Swinney, I am not going to insult the intelligence of Scots. The Scottish election is about building a better Scotland - not about Reform or another election that is four years away. As First Minister, I will deliver the transformative change Scotland needs.

Congratulations Irshad Ahmad! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh North Western. #NewDirection

Expectant mothers in Caithness forced to travel 110 miles along breakneck roads to give birth. It’s unacceptable — the SNP is letting women down on maternity care. https://t.co/bIkv3VFmm3

Congratulations Isla McCay! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. #NewDirection

Scotland cannot afford a third decade of this tired SNP government. Only Scottish Labour can deliver the transformative change our country needs.

Silence can’t obscure the fact that the SNP still don’t have credible answers to very basic questions, like what would be our currency… on which, of course, our pensions, mortgages and indeed economy are based.

🚀 Up to £292 million to transform communities 📍 16 local authorities across Scotland 🙌 Local voices, local groups, local change Together, we’re making communities all across Scotland even better places to live, work and play. 👉 #PlanForChange

The deal will sustain more than 4,000 jobs, of which more than 2,000 are in Scotland, for at least 15 years and will benefit suppliers across the UK, including Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises.

John Swinney wants to talk up Reform - I want to talk up Scotland. The time for transformative change has come. https://t.co/SamQLAaqUQ

Congratulations Paul Sweeney! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Glasgow Easterhouse & Springburn. #NewDirection

The SNP is fudging the numbers because it has no idea how to fix our NHS. We cannot risk a third decade of this.

Congratulations Heather Doran! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Angus South. #NewDirection

The future of our NHS is at risk under this SNP Government. https://t.co/sAEg6mjSRi

Congratulations Luke Thomson! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire. #NewDirection

EIGHT. YEARS. That’s how long you could be left waiting for care with John Swinney in charge. Under the SNP, NHS waits are out of control. https://t.co/kR48aSd8dn

The Typhoon programme helps sustain more than 800 jobs in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👇

Congratulations Pauline McNeill! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston. #NewDirection

Racism and hatred in any form have no place in Scotland. The targeting of places of worship is an attack on all of us. We must stand together - in our workplaces, schools, and communities - against all forms of prejudice.

Congratulations Ewan Macphee! Your Scottish Labour candidate for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. #NewDirection

Scotland deserves better than a First Minister diminishing himself by spreading misinformation for perceived partisan advantage. The reality is that the UK arm of Petrofac is a successful, growing company and all of us have a responsibility to support it, not to undermine it.