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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"I will not give way. [Interruption.] I will later on.

What a sorry state of affairs: the shadow Secretary of State cannot even agree with herself. There was a gaping contradiction at the heart of the shadow Secretary of State’s speech just now. For all the verbiage—for everything …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"I will not give way for a minute.

The shadow Secretary of State comes to the House with a plan which will not take a penny off bills, which will not give us energy security and which rejects the things she used to believe...."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"I am not going to give way again.

This is the difference with Labour: we are learning the lessons of the fossil fuel crises we face, and we are acting...."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"Because if we did that, we would end up in climate disaster. That is the truth...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"The SNP has had more positions on this than the Kama Sutra, so it is genuinely hard to keep up. We have a very simple position: we want to keep existing oil and gas fields open for their lifetime. One of the things that the energy independence Bill will do …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"I am not going to give way.

Don’t take my word for it. This is what the Energy Transitions Commission, which includes energy companies, says:

“Any national strategy which assumes that all fossil fuel reserves must be exploited is incompatible with limiting global warming to safe levels”.

The truth is …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"I am going to make some progress, and then I will give way.

For nearly two years, we have been moving at speed on our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. We came to office amid a legacy of the irrational onshore wind ban; the fiasco of the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"I will make a bit more progress.

That is why we have already brought forward our next renewables auction and taken steps to fast-track the roll-out of renewables on public land. But renewables are only part of the story, and I want to come to nuclear, because this is going …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
Energy Security

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and this is what is so exciting. Contrary to what the shadow Energy Secretary said, we are seeing a renaissance of nuclear in this country, and not just through the Rolls-Royce programme—although we were very pleased to sign the agreement with Rolls-Royce alongside the …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
19 May 2026 - Energy Security - View Vote Context
Ed Miliband (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 309 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 323