This blog is now closedQ: Do you agree with the Tories about wanting more oil and gas drilling from the North Sea?Davey says Kemi Badenoch claims she can get an extra £2.5bn in tax revenue by allowing more exploration in the North Sea. He says she is “just lying”. He says everyone knows that that is not realistic. Continue reading...

UK politics Q&A, as it happened: Andrew Sparrow answers your questions on Starmer, Reform and more
This blog is now closed Q: Do you agree with the Tories about wanting more oil and gas drilling from the North Sea? Davey says Kemi Badenoch claims she can get an extra £2.5bn in tax revenue by allowing more exploration in the North Sea. He says she is “just lying”. He says everyone knows that that is not realistic. Continue reading...
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