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SNP Leader Warns of Job Losses from North Sea Policy

10/12/2025

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Stephen Flynn, SNP leader, said Westminster's North Sea policy has caused fossil-fuel job losses.
He called for a balanced transition to renewables and sustainable job creation.
Flynn warned that Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer threaten the sector.
A Reform UK spokesperson defended North Sea oil and gas, urging policy changes to support drilling.

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Stephen Flynn, SNP leader, said Westminster's North Sea policy has caused fossil-fuel job losses.
He called for a balanced transition to renewables and sustainable job creation.
Flynn warned that Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer threaten the sector.
A Reform UK spokesperson defended North Sea oil and gas, urging policy changes to support drilling.