Badenoch urges North Sea drilling instead of raising fuel duty

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called connected nan authorities to attraction connected expanding home substance accumulation alternatively than hiking taxes.

Speaking to Sky News connected Sunday (29 March), she insisted that boosting UK oil and gas output should return privilege complete rationing.

“What nan authorities needs to do is commencement drilling our ain lipid and state successful nan North Sea. That is what it should beryllium doing,” she said, dismissing calls for substance work hikes.

The comments travel amid increasing concerns complete rising substance prices and fears of panic buying.