Rishi Sunak will argue that Labor politics will make the UK more dependent on oil and gas sources from authoritarian leaders. Credit: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
On Monday, Rishi Sunak will warn that Sir Keir Starmer's ban on new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea will push up electricity bills for households.
During A visit to Aberdeenshire is expected by the Prime Minister to say that cuts in domestic energy supply will make the UK more dependent on costly imports.
Mr Sunak also believes Labor's policies have national security implications as they make the UK more dependent on oil and gas sources from authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin.
During his trip to meet with he is going to portray the Conservatives as the only party supporting North Sea oil and gas with energy leaders, part of an attempt to undermine Labor's hopes in the Scottish elections.
He is expected to do so. confirm that the Government will grant a number of new licenses to companies wishing to produce oil and gas in the North Sea.
The renewed criticism of Labor's energy policy came amid calls for Mr Sunak to delay or pause efforts to help the UK reach zero by 2050 following a surprise Conservative victory in the Uxbridge by-election earlier this month.
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The expansion of the Ulez Zone, spearheaded by Sadiq Khan, the Labor mayor of London, has been widely blamed for his party's failure to win voter support.
BY-PASS ELECTION — Uxbridge and South Ruislip by 2050 are considering ways to better protect families from environmental policy costs.
Sir Keir, Labor leader, has tried to formulate his own flagship environmental measures, such as clean energy targets . , about the possibility of lowering house bills.
Labor will allow oil and gas production in the North Sea to continue if they take office next year, but will not approve new drilling sites.
Source Number 10 told The Telegraph: «They're literally saying they want to end up shutting down the oil and gas fields in the North Sea, which is completely counterproductive.
«It's cheaper for us to supply energy than it is to import it. If you reduce or increase the cost of this stock, the costs will go up.”
In the past, Mr Sunak has called Labor's position on North Sea oil “weird,” warning that it would bring “weakness and dependency” that would will benefit «dictators and autocrats».
Grant Shapps, Energy Security Minister, said earlier this month that the Conservatives want to «make the most of» Britain's North Sea oil and gas reserves.
Sir Keir stressed that Labor's North Sea policy would allow existing fields to continue to produce oil and gas for decades.
Labour figures also argue that the Conservatives' failure to invest enough in renewables prevents bills higher than needed in recent years.
Mr Sunak is expected to announce new funding for the Acorn project, which captures carbon dioxide emissions for storage in the North Sea. It is estimated that this could create 21,000 jobs.
The Prime Minister is also set to discuss his efforts to diversify the UK's energy supply, with a notable expansion of nuclear power seen by the government as key to achieving those goals.
The Tories hope to thwart a Labor resurgence. north of the border, and Sir Keir's team hopes to win up to 20 Scottish seats in the next general election — up from just one seat now.
There is a group of Conservative MPs in the northeast of Scotland, but some Tories are now hoping that they have a chance to take seats in the region from the SNP, whose long-standing political dominance is beginning to crack.
Humza Yusuf, the SNP's first minister in Scotland, said his party would not «turn off the taps tomorrow», but argued that further mining in the North Sea should not be carried out «without good cause».
Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, told The Telegraph that Mr Sunak's visit was «a clear reminder of exactly what Conservatives support Scottish oil and gas and zero cleanliness is at the heart of the industry.”
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