Middle East

Connor Naismith Excerpts

Monday 13th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this matter. I assure him that I have spoken to the President a number of times about the bases and about security in particular—which is, of course, a concern to him and to his public—and that those discussions are ongoing.

[Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab)]

This war, in which we are rightly playing no part, has my constituents fearing for the future, not least in relation to rising energy and fuel costs. That underlines the crucial importance of bringing down the cost of energy and securing energy independence; but will the Prime Minister reassure my constituents that, while the Government are taking the necessary steps to provide us with long-term energy security through renewable energy and new nuclear, they will go further in the short term and tackle some of the profiteering that is happening, as well as directly supporting hard-pressed families and small businesses in my constituency in respect of the cost?

[The Prime Minister]

Yes. We will bear down on any profiteering, at the same time as pushing forward at speed for energy independence.