Andy Burnham told by Conservative MPs to 'protect vital pipelines from Russian threats'

“Andy Burnham told by Conservative MPs to 'protect vital pipelines from Russian threats”

Scotland is "on the front line" of threats from hostile states, the Conservatives warned, amid reports of Russian ships near vital gas pipelines. They called for energy assets to be given critical national infrastructure status as a “priority”. The demands were made in letter to the Government, signed by shadow Scottish secretary Harriet Cross, shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge and shadow energy security secretary Andrew Bowie. The MPs highlighted reports of Russian vessels lingering…