The Prime Minister said in an interview with STV News that the £10 million his Government had allocated for the site was 'a good package'.
Keir Starmer has said that he does not "accept" that Labour will be "letting Scotland down" if it does not nationalise the Grangemouth oil refinery.
It comes after Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth Brian Leishman said the Government would be "letting Scotland down" if the refinery closes. The company, which is a joint venture between the Chinese state and Ineos, said it would begin a formal consultation period with the 475 staff currently employed by its refinery business.
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