MORAY MP & MSP CONDEMN LABOUR RAF DECSISION  

The SNP’s Westminster Leader, Defence Spokesperson, and MP for Moray Angus Robertson and Moray SNP MSP Richard Lochhead have responded to the announcement by Labour’s Defence Secretary of cuts affecting the local RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Kinloss airbases. SNP MP for Moray Angus Robertson said: ” What we have had is a statement from Labour that there will be nine hundred million pounds of cuts in service affecting RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Kinloss with practically no detail of how that will be achieved and how many jobs will pay for it. ” The Labour Government has said that staff may be re-deployed, which essentially means cutting recruitment and taking vital jobs out of the Moray economy at a time when the bases deserve more support due to their ongoing operational commitments and the local economy needs respite from the ongoing recession. ” It is now extremely...