Johnson Accepts Truss Plans For Fracking And North Sea Drilling Boris Johnson

In a bid to shore up his legacy days before he leaves No 10, the outgoing Conservative leader hailed the government’s “accelerated, overdue reforms” to make the UK more energy independent and announced £700m for Sizewell nuclear power station C. But he disparaged fracking, which Truss has pledged to ban, and hydrocarbons, another energy source his potential successor wants to exploit through further drilling in the North Sea. “If we could fight effectively and cheaply in this country, that would potentially be very beneficial. I just have to say, I’m a little dubious that it’s going to turn out to be a panacea,” Johnson said Thursday. “I’d rather focus on the things where we’re great and where the environmental damage is really minimal.” Johnson later added: “Tell everyone who thinks hydrocarbons are the only answer and we should have fracking and all that: offshore wind is now the cheapest form of electricity in this country… Of course it’s totally clean and green.” . The comments will be seen as a jab at Truss, who last week pledged to “end the effective ban on extracting vast shale gas reserves through fracking” and is said to want to issue up to 130 new drilling permits for oil and gas companies to explore new fields in the North Sea. Boris Johnson slams Truss fracking plans in penultimate speech as PM – video Reflecting on his future, Johnson said he was “ready to get on with his life” and refused to care whether he would quickly disappear from politics, like David Cameron, or remain in the background like Theresa May. “Only time will tell, is my answer to that,” he replied. “My intention – and what I certainly will do – is to give my full and unreserved support to whoever takes over from me.” Johnson also dodged questions about whether he had any regrets about his premiership, saying he would let “younger, better, more active journalists than me” assess that. Pressed on the message he had for people worried about paying their energy bills this winter amid rising inflation and the threat of recession, he said people should prepare for a “very tough winter and just have to we accept”. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. “We are on your side,” he insisted, adding that there would be a further package of support from the next prime minister, who would be announced next Monday and take office the following day. “The future will be better when we are more self-sufficient” and less dependent on energy imports, Johnson predicted. After being accused by Rishi Sunak of ignoring the harms of the lockdown during the Covid pandemic, Johnson said criticism that it had caused a huge backlog of NHS surgeries was a “reverse logic”. Instead, he said, the opposite happened. Had the three national lockdowns not been ordered, the NHS would have been in an “even worse” position. Johnson will travel to meet the Queen at Balmoral to formally step down next Tuesday, with his successor to be formally named shortly afterwards. The new prime minister will return to London to appoint a cabinet and then face questions in the Commons on Wednesday.

title: “Johnson Accepts Truss Plans For Fracking And North Sea Drilling Boris Johnson Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Willie Hoover”

In a bid to shore up his legacy days before he leaves No 10, the outgoing Conservative leader hailed the government’s “accelerated, overdue reforms” to make the UK more energy independent and announced £700m for Sizewell nuclear power station C. But he disparaged fracking, which Truss has pledged to ban, and hydrocarbons, another energy source his potential successor wants to exploit through further drilling in the North Sea. “If we could fight effectively and cheaply in this country, that would potentially be very beneficial. I just have to say, I’m a little dubious that it’s going to turn out to be a panacea,” Johnson said Thursday. “I’d rather focus on the things where we’re great and where the environmental damage is really minimal.” Johnson later added: “Tell everyone who thinks hydrocarbons are the only answer and we should have fracking and all that: offshore wind is now the cheapest form of electricity in this country… Of course it’s totally clean and green.” . The comments will be seen as a jab at Truss, who last week pledged to “end the effective ban on extracting vast shale gas reserves through fracking” and is said to want to issue up to 130 new drilling permits for oil and gas companies to explore new fields in the North Sea. Boris Johnson slams Truss fracking plans in penultimate speech as PM – video Reflecting on his future, Johnson said he was “ready to get on with his life” and refused to care whether he would quickly disappear from politics, like David Cameron, or remain in the background like Theresa May. “Only time will tell, is my answer to that,” he replied. “My intention – and what I certainly will do – is to give my full and unreserved support to whoever takes over from me.” Johnson also dodged questions about whether he had any regrets about his premiership, saying he would let “younger, better, more active journalists than me” assess that. Pressed on the message he had for people worried about paying their energy bills this winter amid rising inflation and the threat of recession, he said people should prepare for a “very tough winter and just have to we accept”. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. “We are on your side,” he insisted, adding that there would be a further package of support from the next prime minister, who would be announced next Monday and take office the following day. “The future will be better when we are more self-sufficient” and less dependent on energy imports, Johnson predicted. After being accused by Rishi Sunak of ignoring the harms of the lockdown during the Covid pandemic, Johnson said criticism that it had caused a huge backlog of NHS surgeries was a “reverse logic”. Instead, he said, the opposite happened. Had the three national lockdowns not been ordered, the NHS would have been in an “even worse” position. Johnson will travel to meet the Queen at Balmoral to formally step down next Tuesday, with his successor to be formally named shortly afterwards. The new prime minister will return to London to appoint a cabinet and then face questions in the Commons on Wednesday.