Donald Trump says UK’s retreat from North Sea oil and gas is a ‘big mistake’

The US president-elect also said the Government should get rid of ‘windmills’ in a social media post about British energy policy.

Donald Trump has criticised the UK’s move away from oil and gas production, urging the Government to “open up” the North Sea and get rid of “windmills”.

The US president-elect said in a social media post that Britain is “making a very big mistake” on its energy policy.

On his platform Truth Social, Mr Trump posted a link to an article about Labour’s decision to increase taxes for North Sea oil and gas producers.

In October, the UK Government said it would raise a so-called windfall tax on companies drilling in the North Sea to 38% from 35%.

Labour wants to use the income from oil and gas taxation to raise money for more renewable energy projects.

Cover photo: Offshore wind turbines are replacing oil and gas production in the North Sea (Anna Gowthorpe/PA) (PA Wire)