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Back to profileKey points in Kemi Badenoch’s speech at Conservative Party conference
Kemi Badenoch is offering Britain failed policies of the past, not answers to the problems people face today.
Boss of oil giant questions future UK investment if North Sea drilling is denied
Rosebank won’t cut our bills – it’s overwhelmingly oil for export – but it will make Equinor and its part-owner, the Norwegian government, richer, while Britain is left with high energy bills and a declining workforce. Rosebank is a bad deal for Britain.
‘Bring it on’, Bowie tells Scottish Government over nuclear power
The Conservatives’ Trumpian obsession with oil and gas is blinding them to the reality facing billpayers: unaffordable energy bills driven by our dependence on oil and gas, the price of which we don’t control.
Scottish Tories to push SNP and Labour on Rosebank and Jackdaw in debate
To pretend that new oil and gas is a path to growth, energy security and secure jobs is a denial of the facts and a betrayal of the workforce.
Burnham announces new GB Grid in bid to bring energy costs down
The PM is right to focus on ramping up electrification as the only way to bring down energy costs, as well as tackling climate change, which is now putting financial burdens on ordinary people, businesses and the UK economy.
Burnham to announce new GB Grid in bid to bring energy costs down
The PM is right to focus on ramping up electrification as the only way to bring down energy costs, as well as tackling climate change, which is now putting financial burdens on ordinary people, businesses and the UK economy.
Jackdaw project ‘makes sense’ amid looming North Sea decision – Ed Davey
People across this country are deeply concerned about fossil fuels and what they are doing to our climate – particularly Davey’s own voters.
UK Government action could ‘unlock’ 100-plus oil and gas projects, say bosses
This is just fantasy from the OEUK, who are ignoring geology, history and also the very real climate crisis we have all just suffered.
Energy ministers face Commons pressure to rule on North Sea oil and gas drilling
This government must not cave into the demands of the oil industry and allow Rosebank.
Decision on Rosebank and Jackdaw fields needed as soon as possible – Badenoch
More drilling will not cut our energy bills.
Andy Burnham faces choice on drilling as North Sea consultation closes
What Jackdaw would do is add more fossil fuels to a global supply that already exceeds what we can burn in a liveable climate.
Bankrupt Britain needs to tap into North Sea oil gold, says Donald Trump
Renewable energy, which we’re lucky to have in abundance, is the only way to reduce our exposure to energy price shocks.