Labour calls for ‘hard-edged’ end date for oil and gas exploration

Keir Starmer says Labour will not support proposed Cambo oilfield as party lays out 30bn green jobs plan

The UK must set a hard-edged timetable" for the cessation of oil and gas exploration, Keir Starmer has said, as he revealed that Labour would not support the proposed Cambo oilfield development 77 miles north-west of Shetland.

Emphasising that we absolutely have to protect people's jobs", the Labour leader said: We've got to try to create a timetable for [the cessation of exploration]. It's got to be subject to consensus and agreement, and we have got to bring communities with us.