Sunak’s claims that he has boosted British energy independence put to bed in viral video

Rishi Sunak will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the name of boosting British energy independence, it was announced this week.

The Prime Minister travelled to Aberdeenshire on Monday where he confirmed plans to issue new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.

Sunak used the trip to describe Scotland as the “cornerstone” of the Government’s energy security plans, although experts have pointed out that more drilling off the UK coast won’t necessarily achieve that.

Speaking on Channel 4 News, it took Ciaran Jenkins just over two minutes to put Sunak’s arguments to bed.

He said: “While Rishi Sunak argues that extracting more oil and gas will increase homegrown supplies and bring down prices, that’s clearly in dispute”.

Watch the clip in full below:

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.