First Minister told 'show leadership' on Rosebank ties to illegal Israeli settlements

First Minister told 'show leadership' on Rosebank ties to illegal Israeli settlements

John Swinney has been urged to 'show leadership' on the proposed Rosebank oil field, with its owner linked to illegal Israeli settlements

FMQs: Greens Co-leader calls for First Minister to back Israel

Scottish Green Co-leader Gillian Mackay has urged the First Minister to turn words into action and boycott Israel. Campaign group Uplift has outlined the links between Israel and a company set to profit from the climate-wrecking Rosebank development. So far John Swinney has refused to take a clear position on the project. In September 2025, Scottish Greens MSP Patrick Harvie lodged a motion calling for Scotland to boycott Israel, which was passe…