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Streeting pledges to allow new oil and gas drilling in North Sea
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWes Streeting plans to overhaul planning laws and reverse Ed Miliband's ban on new fossil fuel production if he becomes prime minister. He intends to allow new oil and gas drilling in North Sea fields like Jackdaw and Rosebank, using tax receipts to fund cheaper energy solutions such as heat pumps and insulation. Streeting will centralise decision-making for nationally significant projects, such as energy plans and data centres, bypassing local objections and fast-tracking infrastructure. His proposals include introducing emergency laws to accelerate the construction of data centres, nuclear power generation, and transport infrastructure. The former health secretary also aims to boost high-skilled immigration, recruiting 20,000 scientists, engineers, and AI experts to the UK. In fullStreeting sets out plans to tear up planning rules and net zero policies if he becomes PMThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
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theguardian.com
Wes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PM
Leadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills
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independent.co.uk
Streeting says North Sea drilling should be used to fund cheaper energy
The former health secretary argued opponents of new drilling would open the door to a Reform UK government by keeping energy costs high
