Reform UK Pushes for North Sea Drilling

0:00On April 8, reform UK is pushing hard to restart oil and gas drilling in the North Sea if they snag the next election. Led by Nigel Farage, they're calling it Britain's energy treasure. Promising to lift the ban on new exploration, spark jobs, fuel economic growth, and slash household bills. Energy prices are about to spike, with analysts forecasting an extra nearly 300 pounds a year per household, starting in July when the price... Cap jumps. This pledge lands right in the middle of that squeeze. Inside labor, there's real tension brewing between top ministers. The energy secretary backs renewables and wants to stick to net zero targets with no new drilling. While the chancellor sees North Sea gas and oil as... Key to boost in growth. He's mulling approval for the Jackdog gas field off Scotland, but drawing a line at the massive Rosebank oil field which holds up to 300 million barrels. In the form, UK says, they'll fast track both to ramp up production by at least half.

1:03As energy security debates rage on, parties are drawing battle lines on whether homegrown fuels or green goals will light up Britain's future.