Kristopher Leask: “That is where the investment should be going. Not into another expensive nuclear distraction.”

Instead of pouring billions into nuclear plants that would take decades to build, Labour should be backing the practical climate action Scotland needs now: warmer homes, better flood defences, stronger public transport, nature restoration…

Our priority should be creating clean, green, secure jobs that support nuclear workers into new industries while revitalising communities across Scotland.

Local communities will still face months of reduced connectivity after services were withdrawn with little meaningful consultation and significant consequences for patients, NHS staff, businesses and families.

Labour’s obsession with forcing a new generation of nuclear power on Scotland rides roughshod over devolution and ignores the will of the Scottish Parliament.