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Starmer Urges Revitalization of Scotland's Steelworks Amid Furloughs

5/11/2025

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Sir Keir Starmer has called on Scotland's First Minister John Swinney to breathe new life into the dormant Dalzell and Clydebridge steelworks. He slammed the SNP's industrial strategy, pointing out that workers at Dalzell are currently on furlough, receiving just 80% pay due to a disappointing deal made in 2016 that handed the plants over to Liberty.

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Sir Keir Starmer has called on Scotland's First Minister John Swinney to breathe new life into the dormant Dalzell and Clydebridge steelworks. He slammed the SNP's industrial strategy, pointing out that workers at Dalzell are currently on furlough, receiving just 80% pay due to a disappointing deal made in 2016 that handed the plants over to Liberty.