Diageo jobs may be saved after council plan is considered

Some 700 Diageo jobs may be saved if a business plan attempting to prevent the Kilmarnock bottling plant from closure is implemented by the Scottish government.

Scottish finance secretary John Swinney will later today consider a business from East Ayrshire Council – the latest stage of a multi-agency cross-party campaign to save local jobs, the BBC has reported.

The plan also outlines measures to save Port Dundas distillery in Glasgow, retaining another 200 jobs if it works.

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Last month the drinks maker announced it would need to close both plants but said job cuts would be off-set by the creation of up to 400 new posts in Fife.

The proposals drew fierce criticism from across the political spectrum, with 20,000 protesters marching against the closures.