First Minister John Swinney urges Labour leader Anas Burnham to scrap the UK windfall tax after BP announces it is putting its North Sea operations up for sale, according to multiple reports. The outlets say BP’s decision is linked to its broader review of assets and includes putting North Sea activities on the market. Swinney’s call focuses on the impact of the windfall tax on investment and company decisions in the North Sea sector, following BP’s announcement. The reporting aligns on the sequence of events: BP publicly announces it is offering its North Sea operations for sale, then Swinney urges Burnham to remove the windfall tax policy. The articles do not provide detailed figures about the windfall tax, nor do they outline a specific response from Burnham in the material provided. Overall, the sources present the same core story—BP’s North Sea asset sale plan and Swinney’s political demand to end the windfall tax—with the emphasis on the policy debate that follows BP’s move.