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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Craig Paton

Scotland must not be an afterthought in protecting industry, says Swinney

John Swinney called for the UK Government to nationalise the Grangemouth refinery (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Archive)

Scotland must not be an “afterthought” for the UK Government, the First Minister has said as he called for the Grangemouth refinery to be nationalised.

The calls come after UK ministers fast-tracked plans to nationalise the British Steel site at Scunthorpe to keep it open.

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