EXCLUSIVE: Brian Leishman said the joint funding of £20 million to secure the site's long term future is 'frankly insulting' and 'nothing more than a token offering'.
Keir Starmer and John Swinney have "abandoned" the workers at the Grangemouth refinery, the local MP has said. Brian Leishman has slammed the Prime Minister and First Minister's "inaction" after it was announced the refinery will close next year.
Hundreds of skilled jobs are set to be axed after Petroineos announced earlier this morning it would cease refining operations at Grangemouth in spring 2025 and proceed with a plan to convert the site into an fuels import terminal. Petroineos, a joint venture between the Chinese state and Ineos, said it would now begin a formal consultation period with the 475 staff currently employed by its refinery business.
"The £100m quoted as a growth deal is misleading - £80m was already promised so it’s actually just an extra £10m each being provided from both governments. And that is frankly insulting to the workers and the Grangemouth community that needs the refinery.
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