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Kemi Badenoch: Scrap the Energy Tax Rises
In this episode of Wolfe Power Club, host Alex Wolfe speaks to Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party and His Majesty's Official Opposition, as we enter week 5 of the energy crisis resulting from the Iran War.
The current government has not followed other European powers in either supporting their energy industry or reducing pump prices. We hear from Kemi what she would do, if she were Prime Minister, for the North Sea oil industry and the general public.
As we go to press, diesel prices in Britain have gone from £1.40 per litre to £1.80 in the space of 5 weeks, meaning for the average truck driver that is £75 more per fuelling. The second part that Ed Miliband, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are not addressing is that, as the government, they are receiving 8 pence per litre more in VAT but are not changing fiscal policy. Alex discusses with Kemi how to stop taxes on the working.
From North Sea oil and gas to rising fuel prices, she argues the UK should prioritise domestic energy production over imports, warning that current policies risk jobs, investment and long-term energy security. She also challenges the environmental case for importing fuel and calls for changes to fuel duty and energy taxation.
With energy bills, inflation and economic growth at stake, this is a direct look at one of the biggest political debates in the UK today versus our European neighbours.
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Kemi Badenoch has been the Member of Parliament for North West Essex since 2017 and was re-elected in July 2024. She currently serves as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party.
Before taking on her current role, Kemi served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities. Her previous ministerial roles include positions at the Treasury, the Department for Education, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Season Two is in Partnership with The Spectator
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Recorded at Studio 55 - that has produced Breaking the Taboo and The ABTO Podcast
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By Studio 55 Group LimitedIn this episode of Wolfe Power Club, host Alex Wolfe speaks to Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party and His Majesty's Official Opposition, as we enter week 5 of the energy crisis resulting from the Iran War.
The current government has not followed other European powers in either supporting their energy industry or reducing pump prices. We hear from Kemi what she would do, if she were Prime Minister, for the North Sea oil industry and the general public.
As we go to press, diesel prices in Britain have gone from £1.40 per litre to £1.80 in the space of 5 weeks, meaning for the average truck driver that is £75 more per fuelling. The second part that Ed Miliband, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are not addressing is that, as the government, they are receiving 8 pence per litre more in VAT but are not changing fiscal policy. Alex discusses with Kemi how to stop taxes on the working.
From North Sea oil and gas to rising fuel prices, she argues the UK should prioritise domestic energy production over imports, warning that current policies risk jobs, investment and long-term energy security. She also challenges the environmental case for importing fuel and calls for changes to fuel duty and energy taxation.
With energy bills, inflation and economic growth at stake, this is a direct look at one of the biggest political debates in the UK today versus our European neighbours.
_____________________________________________________________
Music from #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/residence
License code: JI1XYNLQRBRLWN12
Kemi Badenoch has been the Member of Parliament for North West Essex since 2017 and was re-elected in July 2024. She currently serves as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party.
Before taking on her current role, Kemi served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities. Her previous ministerial roles include positions at the Treasury, the Department for Education, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Season Two is in Partnership with The Spectator
Follow Our Socials
Website: https://www.wolfepowerclub.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfePowerClub
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfe-power-club/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfepowerclub/?hl=en
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wolfe.power.club
Wolfe Power Club Production Team
Account Manager: Emilia Donovan
Director of Government Relations: Max Austin
Sales & Development Executive: Jacob Ryder
Wolfe List Chair: Judith Patten MBE
Designer: Nick Pelekanos
Editor: Adam Woodward
Social Media Manager: Bella Carter
Recorded at Studio 55 - that has produced Breaking the Taboo and The ABTO Podcast