- Wes Streeting plans to overhaul planning laws and reverse Ed Miliband's ban on new fossil fuel production if he becomes prime minister.
- He intends to allow new oil and gas drilling in North Sea fields like Jackdaw and Rosebank, using tax receipts to fund cheaper energy solutions such as heat pumps and insulation.
- Streeting will centralise decision-making for nationally significant projects, such as energy plans and data centres, bypassing local objections and fast-tracking infrastructure.
- His proposals include introducing emergency laws to accelerate the construction of data centres, nuclear power generation, and transport infrastructure.
- The former health secretary also aims to boost high-skilled immigration, recruiting 20,000 scientists, engineers, and AI experts to the UK.
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