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Wes Streeting: Businesses and households are held back by high energy costs. The tax receipts from new North Sea oil and gas fields…

On the recordJune 14, 2026
Businesses and households are held back by high energy costs. The tax receipts from new North Sea oil and gas fields should be funnelled into cheaper energy: insulation, heat pumps, and electrification to cut bills and emissions.
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Wes Streeting
Labour Party

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Discussing energy costs and new North Sea drilling.

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