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Xander Elliards

Labour minister refuses to answer question on SNP Government and UK nuclear plans

Scottish Labour MP and UK energy minister Michael Shanks pictured campaigning (Image: Colin Mearns)

A LABOUR energy minister has refused to say if his Scottish counterparts were consulted before the UK Government published a report on building new nuclear power stations north of the Border.

Last week, the nuclear wing of GB Energy – set up by Labour after the 2024 General Election – published a scoping study into building nuclear power plants in Scotland despite the SNP-led Scottish Government’s opposition to new nuclear.

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