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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

MYSTERIOUS: Keir starmer pledges 200m for grangemouth oil refinery site | Mind Blowing Facts

Unite members protest outside Scottish Labour’s conference in Glasgow.
Unite members protest outside Scottish Labour’s conference in Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Keir Starmer has announced £200m in funding to boost investment at Grangemouth oil refinery, which is closing down with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

The prime minister said the national wealth fund would provide £200m in state investment for up to five companies who moved to Grangemouth, where several thousand jobs in the wider supply chain are also at risk. He said that should leverage up to £600m more in private investment.

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