The new First Minister said the SNP is exploring whether the position is correct.
John Swinney is considering dumping Nicola Sturgeon’s policy of opposing new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid to shore up his party's faltering vote.
Humza Yousaf also endorsed the stance when he succeeded Sturgeon but new FM Swinney appears set for a u-turn. Keir Starmer’s Labour will honour existing contracts, but not back new licenses, a position Flynn claims will cost tens of thousands of job.Swinney told journalists at the weekend a Labour Government would “lead to the devastation of employment” in the industry in the north-east.
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