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Labour and SNP MPs pleaded with the government at Westminster yesterday for a big push to restart talks over the future of the Grangemouth plant.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey said the government was "saddened" by the shutdown of the petrochemical plant, but he offered only vague words about future prospects.
He pledged to continue working "extremely closely" with the Scottish government, including looking for potential buyers.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Every Starmer boast about removing asylum-seekers probably wins Reform another seat while Labour loses more voters to Lib Dems, Greens and nationalists than to the far right — the disaster facing Labour is the leadership’s fault, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP