UK Conservatives Blast Labour North Sea Ban as 'Utter Madness'

UK Conservatives Blast Labour North Sea Ban as 'Utter Madness'

The current UK government's policy of not allowing new drilling in the UK North Sea is “utter madness” as billions of barrels of untapped oil could benefit the UK industry and reduce Britain’s reliance on imports, Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the opposition Conservative Party, has said. The ruling Labour government of Sir Keir Starmer has recently moved to permanently ban new oil and gas licenses in the UK section of the North Sea, drawing criti…

Tories slam Labour's 'utter madness' as research exposes staggering amount of untapped oil reserves

Research showing huge reserves of oil and gas west of the Shetland Isles exposes the “utter madness” of banning new drilling, Kemi Badenoch says.

Badenoch: Study shows ‘utter madness’ of SNP and Labour on North Sea drilling

Research by the University of Aberdeen showed the large amount of oil and gas still remaining under the North Sea.

Badenoch: SNP and Labour war on new North Sea drilling just 'madness'

Kemi Badenoch has blasted the 'utter madness' of opposing new North Sea drilling after a study confirmed massive untapped resources off Shetland.