UK faces energy crisis as refineries close due to net zero policies

Britain is "sleepwalking" into an energy crisis as refineries close, threatening national security and jobs. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch warns that rising costs, red tape, and taxes, including the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, are making refineries unviable, leading to job losses and a decline in essential skills. Badenoch proposes scrapping carbon taxes, ending North Sea drilling bans, and removing green levies to boost industry and lower energy bills, contrasting with Labour's net zero policies.