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The Prime Minister has urged John Swinney to end the ban on nuclear energy in Scotland after announcing the UK’s first small modular reactor in Wales.

Sir Keir Starmer said the SNP had “bottled it” on nuclear which has caused jobs to “vanish”.

Anas Sarwar , the Scottish Labour leader, accused the First Minister of “student politics”. He has promised to end the ban if he becomes first minister after the 2026 Holyrood election.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused the SNP of ‘student politics’ (Lesley Martin/PA) PA Wire

He said the Scottish Government’s

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