A Conservative government would make North Sea oil and gas the “cornerstone” of the economy, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged, hitting out at Labour for treating the sector as a “relic of the past”.

Speaking ahead of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen, Badenoch said she wants to see as much oil and gas extracted from the UK Continental Shelf as possible and insisted her party is the only one “backing Britain’s North Sea industry”.

“Under the Conservatives, British energy will power British prosperity,” she said.

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She added: “Labour sees the North Sea as a relic of the past; we see it as a cornerstone of Britain’s future. By restoring common sense to energy policy, we will unlock billions in revenue, secure our supply, and rebuild c

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