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Starmer pledges 69,000 jobs for Scotland
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a visit to Window Supply Company in Bathgate, West Lothian, to campaign on Labour's plans to boost jobs and growth across Scotland, while on the General Election campaign trail, June 21, 2024

LABOUR has promised an end to “economic turmoil” and 69,000 jobs for Scotland among pledges to put the country “at the heart of government.”

The pledges were made by the party’s leader Sir Keir Starmer as he accompanied his Scottish counterpart Anas Sarwar touring businesses in Scotland today. 

Labour unveiled plans for 10-year budgets for organisations concerned with technological research, such as the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, as part of its industrial strategy.

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