Scotland’s First Minister pushed Sir Keir Starmer for more public investment in his government’s budget at the end of the month during a meeting in Edinburgh. The two met privately on Friday ahead of the inaugural Council of the Nations and Regions – a body designed to reset relationships between the UK Government,

Ahead of the meeting, the prime minister confirmed £24bn of private investment had been secured for green energy

The First Minister said investment in a carbon capture project would "strengthen the response" to the impending closure of Scotland's last remaining oil refinery.

John Swinney is to use face-to-face talks with Sir Keir Starmer to try and persuade him to increase public spending after an audit warned the SNP Government is running out of money. The First Minister is to meet Sir Keir privately in Edinburgh on Friday ahead of the new Labour Government’s inaugural meeting of its Council of Nations and Regions.