4th August, 26, By Lucy Jackson,https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/26435794.scottish-labour-mp-blasts-partys-nuclear-policy/A Scottish Labour MP has blasted his own party’s policy on nuclear energy. Brian Leishman, MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, said Labour’s nuclear policy was “madness” in the face of the climate crisis. https://t.co/mDbeQ13XLP — Brian Leishman (@BrianLeishmanMP) August 4, 2026 The Labour Party supports nuclear energy as part of its election pledge to “make Britain a clean energy superpower”. Nuclear power plants consume vast amounts of water, which is partly used to cool the reactor core in order to prevent meltdowns. Elsewhere, Torness Nuclear Power Plant in East Lothian is scheduled to end operations in 2030.