Aberdeen SNP demand action from Sunak after 'perfect storm' hit the city
A letter signed by the elected SNP members in Aberdeen to the Chancellor sets out 11 points they want considered ahead of the comprehensive spending review.
Aberdeen's SNP Politicians - MP's, MSP's and Councillors - have written to the UK Government Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of today's 'comprehensive spending review'.
The group, which includes MP's Stephen Flynn, Kirsty Blackman and Richard Thomson - are asking for Mr Sunak to consider an 11-point-proposal. This includes delivering on an oil and gas sector deal which would make Aberdeen the home of energy transition.
The Group say this comes after a 'perfect storm' of local lockdown and an oil and gas price plunge left the city with a 75% reduction in job vacancies and a more than doubling of universal credit claimants.
Here's what MP Stephen Flynn told Northsound:
You can read the letter below: