The UK Government is backing Scotland with billions in investment to grow the economy and create jobs, the chancellor has said ahead of her visit to the country.

Rachel Reeves said Labour is “seizing the huge potential and opportunities that Scotland has to offer” in defence and energy.

She will visit RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and the St Fergus gas plant in Aberdeenshire on Friday, exactly a week after she toured the Rolls-Royce factory near Glasgow Airport.

The chancellor will meet 200 Boeing staff at the military site where three new E-7 Wedgetail aircraft are being made.

The UK Government said its plans to increase defence spending to 2.6% will raise Britain’s GDP by around 0.3% – equivalent to around £11bn of GDP in today’s money, according to estimates – while adding 26,100 jobs to

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