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Labour challenged as Chinese investment ‘allowed in England but blocked in Scotland’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been invited to the Highlands to explain his decision to the locals it will impact (Image: PA)

LABOUR must explain why they blocked a Chinese firm’s £1.5 billion investment in the Highlands while supporting a “multitude of Chinese-backed projects in England”, an SNP MP has said.

The SNP’s energy spokesperson at Westminster, Graham Leadbitter, has invited Prime Minister Andy Burnham to the Highlands to “explain why Chinese investment in English energy and critical infrastructure is fine, but when it comes to jobs in Scotland it is a very different story”.

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