US EditionScotland’s energy industry facing ‘existential threat’, Swinney warns PM
John Swinney warned of irreversible deindustrialisation without UK support, citing over 500 job losses in Scottish energy sites and urging removal of the energy profits levy.
- On Friday, John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland, and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met ahead of a British‑Irish Council summit in Wales, where Swinney warned to act now or risk irreversible deindustrialisation in Scotland's economy.
- Contextually, he invoked Scotland's deindustrialisation history and warned Scotland's energy industry faces an existential threat without UK support, including removing the energy profits levy.
- After recent cuts, officials point to job losses last month at Mossmorran, Fife risking more than 400 jobs and 100 at Harbour Energy, with both owners citing UK Government policy.
- On trade, Swinney asked for an update on UK‑US trade negotiations for whisky and argued tariff reductions are vital to protect Scotland's whisky industry and economic interests.
- On budgetary matters, Swinney highlighted the UK Budget's impact on Grangemouth, Mossmorran and Acorn, stressing Scotland’s economy thrives when investing in future jobs and industries.
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Scotland’s Energy Industry Facing ‘Existential Threat’, Swinney Warns PM
Scotland’s energy industry is facing an “existential threat”, the First Minister has claimed as he called for UK Government support. John Swinney and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met ahead of a summit of the British-Irish Council in Wales. The meeting came after job losses announced last month at an ethylene plant in Mossmorran, Fife, owned by oil giant ExxonMobil risking more than 400 jobs and a further 100 set to be cut at Harbour Energy in…
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Scotland’s energy industry facing ‘existential threat’, Swinney warns PM
The First Minister met with the Prime Minister ahead of a summit of the British-Irish Council in Wales.
First Minister Warns of Existential Threat to Key Scottish Industries Without Urgent UK Government Action
First Minister John Swinney has warned that major parts of Scotland’s economy are facing an existential threat unless the UK Government changes course and delivers immediate support for the energy sector. The First Minister raised the concerns directly with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the British Irish Council summit in Wales, urging action to prevent what he described as irreversible deindustrialisation in some of Scotland’s most e…
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