Labour Leader Reassures Oil and Gas Needed for ‘Many Years to Come’

Labour Leader Reassures Oil and Gas Needed for ‘Many Years to Come’
The Total Culzean platform pictured in the North Sea off Aberdeen, Scotland, on April 8, 2019. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images
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Oil and gas will be necessary for “many, many years” to come, Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has said following criticism from trade unions that his energy plans will hit jobs.

Two major trade unions have expressed concerns after media reports suggested that Labour would promise to halt new oil and gas production in the North Sea in its net zero energy policy, to be announced later this month.