The UK Government seems unwilling to support Scottish industry, First Minister John Swinney has said ahead of meeting Sir Keir Starmer.

Mr Swinney will meet the Prime Minister at the British Irish Council in Wales on Friday.

The meeting comes after job losses announced last month at an ethylene plant in Mossmorran, Fife, owned by oil giant ExxonMobil risking more than 400 jobs and a further 100 set to be cut at Harbour Energy in Scotland’s north-east.

Both owners have cited UK Government policy as one of the reasons behind the decisions.

Ahead of the meeting, the First Minister said Scotland is an “afterthought” to Westminster, pushing for independence and stressing the “urgent necessity” for the UK Government to step in.

“This Labour UK Government has failed workers in Scotland – and

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