'Insane!' Kemi Badenoch blasts Labour for lifting Russian oil sanctions while banning North Sea licences

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Andrew Griffiths has launched a furious attack on the Labour Government over their decision to loosen Russian oil sanctions, branding it "completely immoral".Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Business Secretary hit out at the "insane course of action" taken by the Government amid Britain's fuel crisis.The Government has decided to water down their Russian sanctions package and allow Russian diesel and jet fuel to be imported to Britain.Last year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves had said the ban was the "right approach", to ensure that Russian oil is "not finding its way onto global markets and indeed, finding its way into UK markets".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Delivering his verdict on the decision, Mr Griffith told GB News: "This is completely immoral.

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It's an insane course of action when we're not exploiting the oil and gas in our own North Sea, and Norway are doing that and selling it to us.

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The British people have made great sacrifices along the way, standing shoulder to shoulder,...

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Lifting sanctions on Russian oil while banning North Sea licences is "insane", Kemi Badenoch has said.

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It also demanded drilling restart at Rosebank and Jackdaw; both are licensed fields where work has been halted due to legal challenges on climate grounds.However, the amendment was voted down in the House of Commons.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say On the same day, Labour announced it would ease sanctions on Russia, allowing for the import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries amid surging costs due to the Iran war.

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Ms Badenoch said the move was "insane", while industry leaders said North Sea workers would "struggle to understand" the decision.She wrote on X: "After 18 months of ‘standing up to (Vladimir) Putin' the Labour government...

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