Kemi Badenoch has labelled North Sea production declines an "emergency".

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has declared an oil and gas “emergency” in the North East of Scotland as she pushes the Labour government to overturn its ban on new oil and gas licenses.

Badenoch has pledged to “get Britain drilling again” in a new campaign in partnership with the Scottish Conservatives.

The announcement marks the Conservative leader’s growing focus on oil and gas, splitting from previous party leaders who were more critical of fossil fuels.

Badenoch, who is currently in Aberdeen, has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the green levy on energy bills at the Budget later this month.

The Tory leader has re-emphasised her party’s focus on providing cheap energy for families, claiming that the Gove

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