LABOUR’S ban on new oil and gas drilling has been criticised by America’s top man in London, who claims UK energy bills are “four times higher” than in the US.
America’s Ambassador Warren Stephens urged the PM to “allow for more drilling” and stop relying on imports.
In his first broadcast interview since taking the job, he told Sky News: “You’re using oil and gas but you’re importing it.
“Why not use your own?”
He said UK oil bosses were “worried about their workforce because right now they don’t have enough work for their workers.”
The Trump ally also warned jobs and investment were on the line.
He also took aim at Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, calling it “incorrect policy to ignore fossil fuel reserves”.
And he revealed he had pressed PM Sir Keir Starmer, who he said has “a great relationship” with US President Donald Trump, on the issue.
Mr Miliband was recently accused of punishing hard-up households — as he sneakily increased Labour’s hated boiler tax.
His Net Zero diktat forces boiler-makers to pay fines if they fail to sell enough eco-friendly but pricey heat pumps.
And now the Energy Secretary has quietly raised their target from six to eight per cent of overall sales.
America’s Ambassador later questioned the arrest of comedian Graham Linehan in a discussion about free speech.
