Labour pledges to make Scotland a clean energy ‘superpower’

LABOUR’S investment plans will make Scotland a clean energy “superpower,” creating 69,000 new jobs, according to the shadow chancellor.

Visiting Britain’s largest onshore windfarm at Whitelee, just south of Glasgow, alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Rachel Reeves said the party’s £8.3 billion plan to invest in clean power and energy efficiency would “boost growth, create jobs and make working people better off.”

Mr Sarwar said its pledge would “slash extortionate energy bills [and] create 69,000 new green jobs.”

He added: “Labour will unlock Scotland’s potential as a clean energy superpower with a publicly owned GB Energy company based right here in Scotland.”

Niall Christie, Scottish Greens candidate in nearby Glasgow South, however branded GB Energy, which will generate no power, a private finance initiative (PFI), telling the Star he expected Labour’s scheme “will be shelved like all its other climate promises.”

He added: “Putting the future of our planet in the hands of big businesses through this sham, PFI energy company won’t help workers who continue to struggle to heat their homes.

“But the super-rich will be delighted at the prospect of this Labour government.”