Labour

The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

Only £12m of promised £200m funding will be given to Acorn project

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey holds up the traditional red ministerial box outside No 11 Downing Street before delivering his Budget yesterday (Picture: Dylan Martinez - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey

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The whisky industry has criticised the Budget

UK Budget 2026: Scotch whisky sector hails a 'disappointing blow'

The Grangemouth refinery

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham. PIC: Temilade Adelaja/PA

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The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

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Jimmy Reid, UCS Shop Steward, at a Clydebank mass meeting on 1 October 1971 (Picture: Allan Milligan)

Readers' Letters: Scottish workers must knuckle down for success

Industry bosses hope the North Sea oil and gas sector can enjoy a revival

North Sea revival risks being scuppered despite Jackdaw decision

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh and Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey during a visit to Shell UK's St Fergus Gas Terminal in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, following the announcement of the UK Government's long-awaited decision on the future of the Jackdaw gas field, a new gas drilling operation off the coast of Aberdeen

Douglas Alexander: Oil and gas will be central for decades to come Douglas Alexander

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander, Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh and Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey during a visit to Shell UK's St Fergus Gas Terminal in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, following the announcement of the UK Government's long-awaited decision on the future of the Jackdaw gas field

Exclusive Douglas Alexander: There will be no cliff edge for North Sea industry

Imports of liquefied natural gas from distant countries come at a much higher carbon cost. Picture: Yuichi Yamazaki

Jackdaw consent is right call but UK must work to cut demand for gas Alistair Carmichael

UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is reportedly poised to reject the Rosebank oil project

Labour urged to approve Rosebank 'by Christmas' amid climate concerns

A car ablaze during demonstrations in Paris at the weekend

We should learn from the French rather than follow in their footsteps Paul Wilson

Labour's approval of the Jackdaw gas field is a welcome step, but the North Sea energy industry needs John Healey and Andy Burnham to take a few more. Picture: Ian Forsyth

After Jackdaw approval, Labour must now seize £50bn North Sea prize David Whitehouse

The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery was a blow to the economy, but new opportunities are emerging. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why an industrial renaissance is within Scotland's grasp Professor Simon Best

Douglas Alexander

Alexander criticises SNP's 'incoherent' stance after Jackdaw decision

The Jackdaw gas project has been approved by the UK government

Explainer Jackdaw: what does it mean for business, you and energy prices

Andy Burnham and Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh

Analysis Jackdaw approval cannot be distraction from crisis facing North Sea

Andy Burnham speaks to a student during a visit to New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell Campus ahead of a speech focusing on the forming of closer ties with the Scottish government. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Why SNP needs to stop hoarding power and give it to the people Jackie Baillie

The Jackdaw gas field has been given the go ahead

Jackdaw gas field set to be approved by UK Labour government

Kemi Badenoch gave a speech in central London on Tuesday

Analysis Badenoch presents Tories as tax-cutting alternative ahead of UK Budget

Amanda Bland, right, is no longer a Reform UK MSP. Pic: Michael Gillen

Reform loses first MSP and drops into third place at Holyrood

Exclusive Andy Burnham urged to open 'bigger pipeline' of oil and gas projects

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and First Minister John Swinney.

Can governments really work together? Rachel Amery

Andy Burnham delivers a speech focusing on forming closer ties with the Scottish government at New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell Campus. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

SNP must start taking Burnham's offers to work together more seriously Scotsman comment

Andy Burnham giving a speech in Motherwell on Friday

Analysis Andy Burnham robs SNP of ammunition by being constructive

An independence supporter carries a Scottish flag outside the SNP conference in Aberdeen. Picture: Paul Reid

Why this is the wrong time for SNP's massive independence campaign Joyce McMillan

Nationalists march for Scottish independence in Edinburgh last month. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

SNP pleas for Westminster cash underline the importance of the Union Scotsman comment

Torness nuclear power station is set to close in 2030. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

SNP’s ideological ban on nuclear energy is not in Scotland’s interests Melanie Ward

Exclusive The five North Sea projects waiting in pipeline if Jackdaw approved

Chancellor John Healey needs to retain the confidence of the markets, like his predecessor Rachel Reeves. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool

How Chancellor John Healey can avoid becoming the Labour Liz Truss Scotsman comment

David Linden MSP

SNP MSP not named on baby loss certificate as he lives in Scotland

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

SNP invite Andy Burnham to conference ahead of visit to Scotland

Pro-EU demonstrators attend a rally in London in June this year to mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum (Picture: Brook Mitchell)

As Burnham works on Brexit's flaws, Europhiles must heed call to arms Scotsman comment

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: Russia interfered with the 2016 Brexit referendum

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, which was created by the resignation of Keir Starmer, last week (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

Why defeat of Greens' golden boy Polanski is such good news for UK Christine Jardine

Professor Sir John Curtice

Sir John Curtice: Very unlikely Burnham will call an early election

Torness in East Lothian has been suggested as a site for a small nuclear reactor (Alamy/PA)

Exclusive New nuclear 'would make Scotland a target for Putin', says Labour MP

In Scotland, Ireland and Wales, it is accepted that 'single malt' means whisky that has been made, from start to finish, in one place (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Labour needs to wake up to threat to £5.36bn Scotch whisky industry Scotsman comment

Sagal Abdi-Wala won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

Labour holds onto Holborn and St Pancras

John Swinney needs to find massive efficiency savings, while also improving public services and the economy (Picture: Peter Summers)

Why the SNP should be far too busy to agitate for independence
Given the state of Scotland and the need to make massive public sector savings, John Swinney and his ministers have more than enough to do
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Kemi Badenoch during her conference speech

Analysis Badenoch's speech lacked enough ideas to reverse Tory unpopularity

There is plenty to criticise Andy Burnham for without having to resort to deception (Picture: Ian Forsyth)

The proof that Swinney lied to pensioners over £4bn triple-lock claim Murdo Fraser

The UK Labour government has been warned this month's Budget is 'pivotal' for the North Sea oil and gas sector

Exclusive Call for UK Budget to hand North Sea oil and gas an investment future

Andy Burnham, seen with Keir Starmer on a visit to a primary school in April, seems set to repeat some of his predecessor's mistakes (Picture: Paul Ellis/WPA pool)

How Burnham's broken Brexit pledge risks making him the new Starmer Brian Monteith

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, seen at last year's part conference, should consider announcing a new deal for pensioners (Picture: Ian Forsyth)

Tories have big problem over decision to scrap pension triple lock Adam Morris

Sneering commentators may not like the idea of a Prime Minister who talks in down-to-earth language with a regional accent, but others are starting to notice that Andy Burnham has a clear sense of moral purpose (Picture: Paul Ellis)

How Andy Burnham has restored the idea of Labour as a ‘moral crusade’ Brian Wilson

Georgia Harrison, a former TV personality and campaigner against violence against women and girls, speaks on the final day of the Labour party conference in Liverpool (Picture: Ian Forsyth)

How big tech is driving an 'epidemic' of sexual exploitation of women Susan Dalgety

Even if Andy Burnham is able to raise £15 billion by abolishing the triple lock on the state pension, savings will still need to be raided to pay for nursing home care (Picture: Hugh Hastings)

Despite Burnham's social care plans, homes will still need to be sold John McLellan

Professor Tommy Curry in Old College's Stairwell

'All black academics are ridiculed' in UK unis, claims Edinburgh prof

400 Grangemouth jobs to be lost as chemicals producer to close plant

There is general agreement among politicians that the triple-lock pension guarantee must come to an end at some point, says Alistair Carmichael (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why Burnham's bid to end pension 'triple lock' could come unstuck Alistair Carmichael

Opening up Rosebank and Jackdaw would create more North Sea jobs and reduce reliance on imports, the Scottish Conservatives argue (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

MSPs reject Tory call for Jackdaw and Rosebank to get green light

Andy Burnham is facing up to some tough choices, but needs to make the right decisions (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Burnham's pension gamble risks repeat of Starmer's first big mistake Scotsman comment

Andy Burnham

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