Oil and gas will continue to play an important role in the UK’s energy supply as the country transitions to net-zero carbon emissions, Boris Johnson has said.

The Prime Minister led a discussion of the UK energy security situation at the weekly meeting of the Cabinet in Downing Street on Tuesday.

The move coincided with the announcement by oil giant BP of £9.5 billion profits, however No 10 indicated there was no shift in the Government’s opposition to calls for a windfall tax of fossil fuel firms.

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