Labour MP furious with party for allowing oil refinery to close

The Labour MP in Grangemouth has said he is angry and incredulous at the decision to allow the oil refinery to close, warning his party could come fourth place in the next Scottish election.

Brian Leishman described the government's decision not to step in to save Scotland's only oil refinery as a "broken promise".

He told our political correspondent Ali Fortescue he was full of "fury, disappointment, anger" and "a feeling of incredulity".

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Post from Sky News on April 30, 2025

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