SNPs Stephen Flynn claims Labour 'will divert £20bn of Scotland's oil cash' to build nuclear power plants in England

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has accused Labour of planning to divert £20billion of tax receipts from Scotland’s oil wealth to build nuclear power plants in England.The MP also insisted his embattled party can win the general election north of the border and said First Minister John Swinney would be dropping divisive gender politics to campaign on the economy, jobs and the NHS.Flynn’s assured performances at Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons have won him the respect of MPs from across the political divide and he is widely tipped as a future leader of the SNP.If he were to lose his seat at Westminster there has been speculation he would look to stand at the next Holyrood election, potentially positioning himself to succeed Swinney.He is understood to have been one of the loudest voices calling for Humza Yousaf to tear up the Bute House Agreement and sack Green MSPs Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater from government - a move which ultimately cost Yousaf his job.When asked if the former First Minister had made the right decision, Flynn answered with an unequivocal “Yes”.He added: “Of course we now occupy a minority government position in Holyrood, but that’s not unusual for the SNP and much of our best work has been achieved as a minority government.“I’ve got absolute confidence John and the rest of my colleagues in Edinburgh will be able to navigate the parliamentary arithmetic in Edinburgh whilst we get on with the job of putting Scotland first in Westminster.”He went on to accuse an incoming Labour administration at Westminster of planning to sacrifice tens of thousands of Scottish oil industry jobs in coming years while using North Sea tax revenues to fund energy jobs in England.He said: “Over £20billion is