Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is facing backlash for allowing increased Chinese involvement in UK infrastructure. Critics point to Jingye, the Chinese company that owns British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, cancelling key orders to keep the UK’s last blast furnaces running.
Labour’s net zero policies are blamed for high energy costs, with critics arguing Miliband’s decisions have left Britain vulnerable. Workers at Scunthorpe have raised concerns over the plant’s future, while the Government’s veto of a domestic coking coal mine has led to costly imports.
Additionally, Labour backed Tata Steel’s closure of Port Talbot’s blast furnaces, threatening 2,800 jobs. The growing foreign ownership of UK industries is sparking calls for more control.
Jeremy Kyle talks in depth with former Tory leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
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42 Comments
Another Tory who is out of touch with the country. We do care about Net Zero. Tories are finished, just like you, Sir Iain Duncan Smith!
This is oh so true. There is a civil war brewing and its going to be layer right on the door step of labour, no doubt what so ever
Come on guys, what about illegal immigration???
Tory have let the British people down you promised to end the boats, you never achieved your manifesto after so many years.
Well Iain Duncan smith you always have been in my view a common sense politician. Perhaps you should join the Reform party because government needs people like you.
It’s like Aldi boss going to shop at Sainsbury’s, just wouldn’t happen but of course mps don’t have that much sense
Starmer gets money for all this eco, etc, so it benefits him to focus on this obsessive behaviour
Tories still don’t understand public feeling,we’re sick of them lying,sick of Labour lying,get reform in,see if they lie to us😂
And the other 32% Are thick as Pig Sh*te
Net zero is more important than Harry
Iain, now you’ve matured and wiser in politics please try for Tory leader again.
Them words again "IF WE DONT WAKE UP"! We should NEVER of been in this situation in the 1st place.
China uses cheap coal to generate cheap electricity.
Miliband doesn't care though.
A conservative against net zero now that they are in opposition when they were pro net zero when in power. Trust no one in the uniparty state they are all the same and are out of step with the electorate
Let's be honest most people in the UK don't give a toss what it's like to live in the Sudan were not going to go there ever.
And it's up to them to improve their own country not us.
net zero is a total scam, you know that someone is getting very rich from it, why arent people more angry, so much apathy, we have the highest bills in the world! We are being ripped off!!
I'm after a V8. Not intersted in an EV, ever.
What your two faced useless party needs to do is give up, protests votes were labour, so nobody are going to vote tory again!
Labour wiinning was biggest protest vote ever
Bin Milliband and this god awfull government,bin net zero………And more importantly start admitting the truth,THERE IS NO CLIMATE EMERGENCY.
sTories🤡 and Liebour🤯 are useless and clueless.
I wouldn’t vote for the conservatives or Labour again in my lifetime both have betrayed the British people again and again and they never change
Cars are not the only pollution causes, they are only 8% of the problems this planet is suffering from, we are kidding ourselves 😡😡😡🥴🤔😎
WE SELL EVERYTHIG 4 MONEY .UK GOVERNMENT IS A DISGRACE. NET ZERO Like CLEAN AIR The People that do Work 4 these MPs THE REST DON'F GIVE A TOSS ???
Its happened before and it will happen again. Sir Iain should join Reform with Nigel and the MP Reformers!
Libour = Commies and Torys = Deceptor-cons!
I'm vote reform and it is not a protest vote the other two parties just keep on lair no taxes rises look what happen
Don't jump too soon??? Utter clown…. just look what labour and conservatives have done to this country… neither party should ever hold power again & the idiots who laid down the legislation for the current laws we have should be prosecuted. Utter corrupt scumbags.
Thailand electrical bill for one month with air-conditioning £5.00
Ripped off uk
I am going to vote for Reform as the other two party’s are absolutely useless
Ed looks like and acts like he's excaped from a mental hospital..
Reform UK are the most patriotic party and people are not voting for Reform UK as a protest vote speaking for Myself and i believe many other people feel the same Reform UK is not a protest vote its a vote to return uk yo some kind of normal because under labour and conservative parties we yhe people of uk have been ignored for far too long
Never ever going back to the Tories, i have been betrayed. I’m voting for Reform UK. 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
I was a proud Margaret Thatcher voter and member. After she was unceremoniously shown the door. The Conservative party has been down hill ever since. The quality of politicians in Great Britain is horrible. All should have work and business experience.
What a twat Reform will be for the People not rich blood suckers like you
REFORM REFORM REFORM
Net zero can never be afforded by a country in a post pandemic , and current cost of living crisis situation , if wanted (something i doubt) can only be afforded by several generations.
Another politician talking sense but why don't they do it when they are in power?
Net Zero is not and never will be achievable in the UK, whether we create everything or import everything. The fact that we need food and our luxury goods means that we or the countries we import from will create Co2. Why is our government so driven to it? Stop and Think, for Christ's sake, if by some magic fluke, the UK did become Net Zero, the fact that the UK is net zero would make no difference to the global output of Co2, and the UK as a country would be totally bankrupt.
Brilliant interview both of you.
We must stop buying Chinese products. As for 'not zero' … words fail me.
Vote reform