UK has sufficient oil and gas supplies, says minister after ‘two days left’ reports

2026-03-09 - 09:33

Steve Reed says government is monitoring situation in Middle East but there is currently no threat to UK energy Middle East crisis – live updates There is no immediate threat to energy supplies in the UK despite rocketing oil prices, a senior minister has said, as Keir Starmer tried to reassure people about the impact of the crisis in the Middle East. The impact of US-Israeli strikes in Iran, and retaliatory attacks from Tehran elsewhere in the region, was “clearly very concerning”, Steve Reed, the communities secretary said, saying much depended on how long hostilities continued. Continue reading...