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Keir Starmer speech unveiling Labour's clean energy plan; SCOTLAND: Edinburgh: Leith: Nova Innovation: INT Sir Keir Starmer MP (Labour Party leader) speech SOT 7/7 It’s tidal energy here and in South Wales. It’s clean hydrogen energy in Yorkshire, Merseyside and Grangemouth. A national institution, a common cause, that’s the benefits of clean energy: owned by the British people, shared by the British people. And because the skills are here, because this belongs to all of us and because of Scottish ingenuity, we will base GB Energy right here in Scotland. This is our plan, our national mission, a down-payment on a new Scotland, a new Britain, a united Britain. A Britain built, once again, by the solidarity of working people, right across these islands. It won’t be easy. There are tough battles ahead on planning, on the grid, on technology. Prioritising the right investment at the right time, in the right place – that’s easy to say but hard to do. And the world is dynamic. We will need to run fast to catch up, faster still to get ahead, faster again to stay there, but do not underestimate the power of pride and the purpose people feel when they’re building a legacy for their community. Working people in Scotland, working people across Britain, are looking at us again. They want to know if we get this and want to see if the fire of change still burns inside the Labour belly, and this is our chance. The race of our lifetime for jobs, for growth, for protecting our planet, national security, the aspirations of working people, getting our future back and uniting our country again. Some nation is going to lead the world in offshore wind, why not this one? Some nation will win the race for new hydrogen power, why not us? Some nation will become a clean energy superpower, why not Britain? Thank you. Keir Starmer speech ends / Anas Sarwar MP (Labour Leader in Scotland) applauds