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Keir Starmer: “That was a historic mistake in my view.”

Featuring: Keir Starmer, Labour | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | International

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Donald Trump and Keir Starmer Discuss Humanitarian Aid, Trade Deals, and Energy at Turnberry, Scotland

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:16

Because at the moment, whatever the attributes and facilities in the North Sea that is sold onto the international market, we buy it back off the international market. That was a historic mistake in my view. But what we need is a mix so that we get the energy security that we need for the future. And that's the focus of everything that we're doing. (1:00:16–1:00:19)

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Asserts that selling North Sea energy on the international market and buying it back was a historic mistake.

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