Brian Leishman has urged the UK Government to take over the refinery, which is due to close next year.
The Labour Government will be "letting Scotland down" if the Grangemouth refinery shuts, the local MP has said.
Petroineos announced last week it would cease refining operations at Grangemouth in spring 2025 and proceed with a plan to convert the site into an fuels import terminal. Leishman told STV on Thursday: “My message to Keir Starmer, the entire Labour leadership, and also the First Minister John Swinney is to get around the table with Petroineos, and get to the bottom just to see exactly what the books say about the refinery, and exhaust all opportunities to make sure the refinery stays open.“As a Labour MP within a Labour government, I am putting forward that case and I am doing that on a daily basis.
“The miners four decades ago kept Scotland warm and now Grangemouth refinery workers keep Scotland moving.”
John Swinney Labour Party STV Alloa
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