Jim Ratcliffe has been promised backing for his project to create a 'Wembley of the North' while making hundreds of workers redundant in Scotland.
Labour has been accused of a £1billion betrayal of Grangemouth workers after promising Jim Ratcliffe taxpayer support to redevelop Old Trafford while he closes the refinery.
Meanwhile workers at Scotland’s last oil refinery face the dole queue after assurances about new jobs in the renewables sector failed to materialise and even a £20million economic aid package including for retraining has yet to be delivered. PetroIneos, a joint venture between Ineos and state-owned Chinese firm PetroChina, want to convert Grangemouth into an import terminal with just 65 staff expected to be retained from the 500-strong workforce. The refinery is expected to shut its doors as early as May this year.
Leishman added: “The UK Government announced a £100million one-off growth deal for Scotland on the back of what is happening with Grangemouth. Despite giving £600million loan guarantees to Ratcliffe for a factory in Belgium. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Bell said he was not trying to “bash net zero” but said: “The question remains how we go about achieving it.“There should have been, and still should be, an independent review for this refinery and for the complex to see what role it can play in the energy transition and the journey to net zero and to ensure the right security, diversity and sustainability is there for the UK.
“You’ve got John Whittaker who runs the Peel Group on the West Coast and Ratcliffe on the East coast. It’s like two billionaires playing monopoly with Scotland and nobody is doing anything about it. The Labour MP for Midlothian said: “The first and most important thing to say is a period of uncertainty and potential redundancy for workers is always unbelievably stressful.“The reality is before July there was no plan for Grangemouth. We have been in since July, and the minute we were behind our desks, we focused on a few different things.
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