THE SNP must “protect Scottish jobs and the Scottish economy” after last month’s vote to leave the EU, Labour said yesterday.

Scottish Labour published a Brexit action plan outlining steps the Scottish government should take following the vote to leave the European Union such as creating a fund for threatened sectors, investing in infrastructure and guarantees on workers’ rights and job security.

Scottish Labour economy spokeswoman Jackie Baillie warned that the SNP had “a duty to protect Scottish jobs and the Scottish economy from the fallout of Brexit in the short, medium and long term.”