Aberdeen has ‘strong claim’ to get Labour’s GB Energy headquarters, Ed Miliband says
Labour's shadow climate secretary, visiting the north-east, said he wants the city to become the UK's 'clean energy capital'.
Sir Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer: ‘I will unleash a generation of secure jobs for Aberdeen’
The Labour leader is visiting the north-east today with a promise the region will be at the centre of a 'clean energy' future.
Labour North Sea licensing ban would have ‘minimal impact’ – Wood Mackenzie
As existing licences will be respected, Wood Mackenzie says a ban on new exploration would be “largely symbolic”.
Energy policy is too important for over-eager advisers briefing Sunday newspapers
Energy in transition? The UK can’t get past posturing, writes Brian Wilson.
Scottish energy minister lambasts ‘tone deaf’ Labour North Sea policy
At an Energy Voice event today, Gillian Martin struck out at Labour's stance on no new North Sea oil and gas licensing as being "too simplistic".
Labour’s North Sea plan poses ‘clear and present danger’ to energy security
Meanwhile, on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, David Whitehouse, CEO of OEUK, said the plan risks “importing the energy transition”.
Labour leader Keir Starmer vows ‘to block new North Sea oil and gas’
The strategy was branded ‘pie in the sky’ in an immediate backlash from Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce.
‘See you in Aberdeen’: Sir Keir Starmer commits to north-east energy visit
The man who may become the next Prime Minister has committed to a visit to Aberdeen to discuss the energy sector's concerns over his party's policies.
Miliband: ‘We’re going to carry on using North Sea oil under Labour’
Meanwhile OEUK accuses Labour of “misrepresenting” oil firms earnings in the UK tax system.
No new investment in North Sea oil and gas under Labour, Starmer confirms
A Labour Government would block fresh investment in North Sea oil and gas, its leader has confirmed
Brian Wilson: Starmer’s Great British Energy proposal is sign of the times
A month is indeed a long time in politics. Since I last wrote here, we have a new Prime Minister, a crashing pound and an unprecedented scale of intervention in the energy markets in an effort to stave off the worst impacts of impending price rises.
Sir Keir Starmer pledges publicly-owned energy company
A Labour government will create a publicly-owned energy company within its first year in office, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
‘What’s your message to Aberdeen offshore workers?’ GMB asks Labour of energy policy
The GMB Union has posed questions to Labour on its UK energy policy, including the message for thousands of offshore workers in Aberdeen and north-east England who would be impacted.