The statement made by Andrew Bowie, the Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, on 22 September 2026.
We are on the brink of a serious oil supply shock in Europe.
We are sending RAF planes to support the Saudi’s re-secure shipping routes and pipelines.
Diesel is about to cross $2 a litre.
And yet, in spite all of that, it remains the policy of this Labour Government to ban new oil licences in our own North Sea!
And they still refuse to approve Rosebank.
It isn’t just mad, it is unforgivable. A complete and utter dereliction of duty.
Energy Security IS National Security. Labour can’t be trusted with either.