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‘Extreme’ Farage and Labour forcing oil and gas workers off cliff edge – Flynn
Stephen Flynn says extreme positions from Reform UK and Labour threaten thousands of North Sea oil jobs amid falling fossil fuel employment in Scotland, according to a recent report.
- At the SNP conference in Aberdeen, Stephen Flynn warned Scottish oil and gas workers face a `cliff edge` from Reform UK and Labour, citing `extreme` positions by Nigel Farage and Sir Keir Starmer.
- Flynn said the UK Government is failing to offer opportunity in the North Sea basin and claimed there is `no just transition` under UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.
- A recent Future Economy Scotland report found Scotland had lost three oil and gas jobs for every one created in the clean energy sector, while local industry workers in the city reject endless drilling.
- Speaking to PA, Flynn blamed Westminster for falling fossil fuel jobs and said the north east is `frustrated and angry` that `politicians at Whitehall are not listening`. UK Government and Reform UK have been approached for comment.
- He urged `a transition that works for the workforce`, saying `In the extreme, there is a middle way that protects the workforce, creates opportunity, and that's what I'm focused on.
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‘Extreme’ Farage and Labour forcing oil and gas workers off cliff edge – Flynn
The SNP Westminster leader blamed Labour for a fall in the number of North Sea workers but said Reform UK also presented a threat to the industry.
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