In just four months, the UK Labour Government put together an unprecedented £100 million package to support the (Grangemouth) community and invest in the local workforce, including investment in skills, local energy projects, and wider growth initiatives.
“In just four months, the UK Labour Government put together an unprecedented £100 million package to support the community and invest in the local workforce, including investment in skills, local energy projects, and wider growth initiatives.
Speaking to BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show, the MP for Alloa and Grangemouth said Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar had been “very quiet” on the issue despite promising that Labour would spend hundreds of millions to save jobs.
The Scottish Government’s acting energy secretary Gillian Martin said: “We stand ready to support everyone impacted by Petroineos’s plans to close the refinery and have announced dedicated skills support for those facing redundancy.
When it was put to Mr Leishman that nationalising Grangemouth could lead to the government taking on a loss-making business, he said the site provided a wider economic benefit to Scotland.
