Sir Jim Ratcliffe takes aim at Ed Miliband over Net Zero as he warns Iran war is a 'wake-up call'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has demanded Britain place energy security ahead of Net Zero commitments as the Iran conflict exposes how vulnerable the UK s energy supplies are. The Ineos chairman warned that just over a week into the war, the UK finds itself with merely two days of strategic gas reserves. "We need a rapid reassessment of our priorities. Nothing is more important for national security than energy independence. " he wrote in a daily newspaper. Brent crude has surged above $100 per barrel