Claire Coutinho, energy secretary, says she ‘wouldn’t have used necessarily those words’ when asked about Braverman
Claire Coutinho has admitted that the government’s plan to require annual oil and gas licensing in the North Sea would not necessarily keep bills down for British consumers.
The energy security and net zero secretary told BBC Breakfast:
It wouldn’t necessarily bring energy bills down, that’s not what we’re saying, but it would raise a signifcant amount of money that would help us for example fund public services, also fund transition into different forms of energy, for example, things like offshore wind and solar energy which more broadly and indirectly could help bring bills down.
We are reducing our vulnerability to imports from hostile states, leaving us less exposed to unpredictable international forces. This will ensure we have a more secure and diverse energy system and as we make progress on renewables and new nuclear, our more robust energy mix will help to lower household bills in the long-term.
I wouldn’t necessarily use that language, but let me say this – what we’ve seen on those marches, in instances, is incredibly hateful behaviour.
