The Makerfield by election, widely covered, was about one man’s job.
This by-election was about the jobs of thousands of oil and gas workers, in Aberdeen and beyond.
Congratulations to Douglas Lumsden for his victory over the SNP. It was meant to be a tight race, but in the end, it wasn’t even close.
Yesterday, the people of Aberdeen sent a message on behalf of the whole country. Energy security is national security. They know it is common sense to use our own oil and gas rather than importing it from overseas.
They know it is madness to make ourselves poorer, weaker and more dependent at a time when even the government’s own intelligence says we are under threat.
The first duty of any government is to keep its people safe. The Conservative Party will always put Britain’s security first.
Click here to read Kemi’s response to the victory in the Aberdeen South by election.
