THE Scottish Greens are the only party “prepared to tell the truth” on banning new oil and gas drilling, according to co-leader Gillian Mackay today.

She called on her political opponents to be “honest” with voters as Scotland goes to the polls for the Holyrood elections.

“New oil and gas fields will do nothing to lower bills and will only fast-track the climate crisis,” she said. “We all need to be honest about that, but the Scottish Greens are the only party prepared to tell the truth.

“The SNP and Labour are pretending that new drilling is compatible with climate action, while the Tories and Reform are actively wanting to scrap Scotland’s climate laws.”

Ms Mackay argued that the “huge price fluctuations” caused by “Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran show exactly why we need to shift away from fossil fuels and on to renewables both to cut the cost of living and to protect our national security.”

She continued: “Clean, green and locally produced energy is the safest, cheapest and best energy available.

“Scotland’s future should be about fast-tracking the just transition our workers, planet and households need and deserve.”

She went on to brand calls from the SNP to scrap the windfall tax on North Sea profiteering as “indefensible” at a time when BP can report coining in £2.4 billion in just three months.

Ms Mackay added: “It is the last thing we should be doing at a time when millions of households are struggling with the soaring cost of bills and the weekly shop.

“Instead of ending the windfall tax, we should be closing the loopholes and making it stronger to support people in fuel poverty and fund our transition to a cleaner, greener future.”