Overview

• Reports say Kemi Badenoch will use a forthcoming Aberdeen speech to set out a Conservative plan to prioritise extracting as much North Sea oil and gas as possible if the party wins power.
• The proposal would overhaul the North Sea Transition Authority by dropping the word transition and replacing its 12‑page mandate with a directive to maximise hydrocarbon output.
• Badenoch argues Britain should not leave resources untapped while nearby producers such as Norway develop the same basin.
• She says a future Tory government would scrap any mandates for the North Sea beyond maximising extraction, declaring, "We are going to get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea."
• The pledge is framed in opposition to Labour’s net zero agenda and is a campaign commitment reported by the Sunday Telegraph rather than a policy already in force.