Rishi Sunak, his wife Akshata Murthy and their two daughters, Krishna and Anushka Photo: Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street
Rishi Sunak is confident he can convince his two young daughters of the merits of granting hundreds of new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea as the government aims for zero profit.
The PM said he thought , “100%” that the decision to green-light oil and gas licenses announced on Monday was the right one.
Mr. Sunak previously revealed that his daughters, Krishna and Anushka, «rarely worry about my work» but ask him what he is doing to combat climate change and protect the environment.
Critics have attacked the decision to issue new licenses and said that this was incompatible with the government's goal of achieving zero emissions by 2050, which was rejected by the ministers.
During a phone call on LBC on Wednesday morning, Mr. Sunak was asked if he was confident he could win his daughters over to his side with his fossil fuel decision.
«Yes, because I think so topic, I think most people … they are not eco-fanatics, they are open to reasonable, practical arguments,” he said.
The prime minister said, “I care about net zero” and wanted to leave to his daughters «environment». and the climate is in better condition than we found it and in which I found it.”
“But we are going to do it proportionately and pragmatically,” he said. “But on the issue of North Sea licenses, I am 100% sure that what I am doing is right.”
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Mr. Sunak said he had not yet discussed the North Sea decision with his pre-teen daughters, but «I'm sure we will discuss it over the summer».
Ask how to do it . he would respond if they questioned his approach, Mr. Sunak said, «I'll explain it to them exactly the way I did it.» things» and that his family is like «a ready-made focus group at home.»
He added: «But listen, the same way I explain it [to LBC listeners], I would do the same to them most.
“We are going to reach zero. This is my obligation. But even when we are there, we will still need fossil fuels.”
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Mr. Sunak also begged voters to “trust” him to lower inflation and lower the cost of living. The crisis, he said, was «a light at the end of the tunnel.»
The Prime Minister said he thought the economy was «moving in the right direction» but he had to make «difficult» decisions that always popular.
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