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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea

Sir Tony’s name was listed alongside high-profile Trump administration officials - (PA)

Tony Blair has called on the Labour government to reverse its ban on new licences for drilling oil and gas in the North Sea, echoing calls made by US president Donald Trump.

The former prime minister’s think tank said Sir Keir Starmer should cut the windfall tax rate on oil and gas firms, saying the government’s clean power plan is “leading the UK in the wrong direction”.

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