John Swinney steps up calls to end ‘Westminster rip-off’ over energy

First Minister John Swinney at a previous campaign event (Image: Jane Barlow)

JOHN Swinney has stepped up his calls for Holyrood to be given control over energy, insisting it is the only way to end the current “Westminster rip-off”.

The Scottish First Minister said handing over energy powers would allow his Government to end the “hated” windfall tax on oil and gas – formally known as the energy profits levy.