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NEW: First Minister @NicolaSturgeon is asked by @patrickharvie at #FMQs in @ScotParl why Scotland's being used as “cut price petrol station” for USAF. Citing my @TheScotsman stories, he says ministers have been aware for 1 year+ US military has been getting "seven fig discount"
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman .@NicolaSturgeon repeats lines given by @MathesonMichael earlier in the week, pointing to the airport's “essential arms length” commercial status, independent from @scotgov. She doesn't directly address the allegations of £1m+ fee waivers given to the US military.
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman @MathesonMichael @scotgov @patrickharvie points out two of the FM's officials sit on the board of Prestwick's holding co that's supposed to provide a line of "democratic accountability so that we're not reliant on investigative journalists uncovering the facts of what's going on."
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman @MathesonMichael @scotgov .@NicolaSturgeon says Prestwick's "sources of revenue" are "laid out" in its annual accounts. Er, many mentions of the 'Defence Logistics Agency' deal did the FM's staff find? I make it *one* & it didn't specify the £ of the deal, which I revealed in June scotsman.com/news/politics/…
@NicolaSturgeon @patrickharvie @ScotParl @TheScotsman @MathesonMichael @scotgov .@NicolaSturgeon adds she is "extremely concerned" by Trump's "reprehensible" decision to leave Kurds to Turkey's mercy - strong moral condemnation, sure, but undermined somewhat by her refusal to confirm or deny the state-owned airport's alleged subsidies for the US military.
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.@realDonaldTtump has just told a press conference he threatened to "drop" captive UK-born IS fighters within the UK's borders, and leave authorities here to try and "capture" them.
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UPDATE: In light of Prestwick Airport's repeated refusal to answer my Qs re the below story, I submitted an FoI request last month. The airport has since replied, but is refusing to disclose the info I've requested about its financial transactions with the US military. Thread 👇
Prestwick says the info I've asked for about fee waivers for inbound US military aircraft is commercially sensitive and that its disclosure would damage its commercial interests. Remember, the airport has repeatedly refused to respond to allegations re the £1m+ of waivers.
Here's Prestwick's response to my FoI. Its reasons for withholding the info are outlined in the annex.
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