Donald Trump has criticized the UK's plan to move away from North Sea oil and gas production, clashing with the Labour government's policy of transitioning to renewable energy. Trump called the UK's decision a 'very big mistake' and urged them to 'open up the North Sea' and 'Get Rid of Windmills'. This intervention highlights a potential strain on US-UK relations, particularly as Trump's administration aims to influence domestic policies of other nations.
Donald Trump has criticised the UK’s plan to shift away from North Sea oil and gas production, in the latest salvo against Sir Keir Starmer’s government from the incoming US administration. The president-elect said the UK was “making a very big mistake”, adding it should “open up the North Sea” and “Get Rid of Windmills”, in a post on his Truth Social social media site.
The political consensus in the UK around tackling climate change has fractured, with the Conservative party — which introduced binding 2050 Net Zero goals under Theresa May — aligning itself more closely with Trump’s pro-fossil fuel stance. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who describes herself as a “net zero sceptic”, recently met vice president-elect JD Vance, while Musk has urged people to vote for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which has said it would scrap the UK’s net zero emissions targets.
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