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Badenoch Pushes to Lift North Sea Oil Ban Amid Rising Energy Costs

3/29/2026

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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, calls for lifting the North Sea ban on new oil and gas licenses.
Campaign group Uplift calls the stance a dangerous fantasy.
Labour and Badenoch's shadow energy secretary say even new licenses would not reduce costs.
Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, says drilling would have little price impact due to global market integration.
Badenoch plans a campaign promoting drilling amid rising energy costs.

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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, calls for lifting the North Sea ban on new oil and gas licenses.
Campaign group Uplift calls the stance a dangerous fantasy.
Labour and Badenoch's shadow energy secretary say even new licenses would not reduce costs.
Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, says drilling would have little price impact due to global market integration.
Badenoch plans a campaign promoting drilling amid rising energy costs.