The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has described Just Stop Oil’s demands as “contemptible” and said his government would not tear up any existing oil and gas drilling licences.
With a general election looming in the next 18 months and the Conservatives keen to position themselves as the motorists’ party, especially in the wake of the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election result—which was seen by many as a referendum on ULEZ—Mr. Starmer has taken a tough stance on Just Stop Oil.
