Aug 21, 2026Politics Business130 words1 min read

Badenoch Criticises Labour Over North Sea Oil and Gas Delays

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Kemi Badenoch is a UK politician. She leads the Conservative Party.

She said the Labour government is slow on two big projects. The projects are called Jackdaw and Rosebank.

Jackdaw and Rosebank are places in the sea. Companies want to get oil and gas there.

Badenoch said Labour does not really want these projects. She said their heart is not in it.

This means Labour does not feel strong support for oil and gas. Badenoch thinks this is a problem.

The news came from a live political blog. The blog talked about many UK politics stories.

Another politician, Emily Thornberry, also spoke. She wants the government to stop some goods from a place called the West Bank.

The blog covered many different topics about the UK government that day.

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1. What did Badenoch say about Labour and the two projects?

2. What are Jackdaw and Rosebank?

3. True or False: Emily Thornberry spoke about goods from the West Bank.

1. Labour's heart is not really in it 2. Oil and gas projects 3. True

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