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Evening Standard
Rhiannon James

Labour accused of ‘destroying’ North Sea jobs ahead of Aberdeen by-election

The Tories questioned the Labour Government’s energy policy (PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government has been accused by the Tories of “destroying” well paid jobs in Scotland with its policies on the oil and gas industry.

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho claimed Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is more willing to take oil from Russia or Qatar than Aberdeen.

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