Rishi Sunak to use Scottish trip to attack Labour stance on North Sea oil

An oil drilling platform in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeen. Sunak and his ministers have argued that a ban could leave the UK vulnerable. Photograph: Simon Price/Alamy

Rishi Sunak is to make a visit to north-east Scotland focused on North Sea energy that is intended to draw a dividing line between the government and Labour’s plan to ban new oil and gas projects.

While No 10 said in advance only that the prime minister would use the trip to Aberdeenshire to commit to policies connected to energy security and net zero, he is expected to announce funding for a planned carbon capture scheme in the region.