Badenoch blasts Starmer for buying Russian oil which will fund Putin's war - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

"“Labour should be ashamed. They are banning new North Sea licences here at home while lifting sanctions on Putin's oil industry abroad.” Mrs Badenoch claimed ministers had quietly softened sanctions affecting Russian crude oil imports and accused Labour of hypocrisy for maintaining restrictions on British fossil fuel development."

"“I wonder if he is okay. He is so deep in the bunker: he is importing sanctioned Russian oil, he's nationalising steel, [and] he's imposing price controls in the supermarket. It's like the Soviets won.” Badenoch told MPs during PMQs that the Prime Minister was hanging by a thread with fake support and was too scared to take difficult decisions."

"“Labour is giving money to Russia, Reform are taking money from Russia, there's only one party that is standing up to Russia and that is the Conservative Party.” She said she could not believe the Prime Minister claimed he was doing something good on the war in Ukraine and challenged the argument that other countries were doing the same."

"“Let me make it clear, I know it hurts him to hear it, he is now choosing to buy dirty Russian oil. That money will be used to fund the killing of Ukrainian soldiers. Isn't he ashamed?” Badenoch framed the sanctions issue as directly enabling violence against Ukrainian soldiers through continued Russian oil purchases."

Kemi Badenoch accused the Prime Minister of losing his moral compass during Prime Minister’s Questions over the Government’s approach to Russian oil sanctions. She said ministers had softened sanctions affecting Russian crude oil imports while Labour maintained restrictions on British fossil fuel development. She argued Labour was banning new North Sea licences at home while lifting sanctions on Putin’s oil industry abroad. She claimed the Prime Minister was importing sanctioned Russian oil, nationalising steel, and imposing price controls. She said only the Conservative Party was standing up to Russia and rejected claims that other countries were handling the issue differently. She added that money from buying Russian oil would fund attacks on Ukrainian soldiers.

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