Labour councillor quits party over Starmer oil and gas plans

Sir Keir Starmer's plan includes ending new oil and gas licences

‘The most brutal attack on an industry’ – that’s the reaction from the former labour leader in Aberdeen, who has quit the party, over its stance on the future of oil.

Former Lord Provost Barney Crockett, says the comments made by the Labour Leader on Monday, were more extreme than anything Margaret Thatcher ever made, about the end of any sector.

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