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On the recordAugust 7, 2026
The new Prime Minister should follow in the footsteps of the SNP Scottish Government by championing the industry at home and abroad and scrap its tax hikes which have slowed the sector's success.
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Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party

Editor's note · Context

Urging the Prime Minister to support the whisky industry.

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