Labour’s North Sea plan poses ‘clear and present danger’ to energy security
"That rhetoric, those signals they're sending out are going to have a significant negative impact on investment right now."
Sir Keir Starmer
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.