Stated position 04 of 10

Industry, infrastructure and energy

This objective ties industrial rebuilding, infrastructure investment and energy policy together. Its central legislative proposal — repealing the Climate Change Act 2008 — is a concrete, checkable commitment.

Primary sourceThe policy paper

Attribution matters: this page summarises the Restore Britain policy paper titled “Rebuild Britain’s Industry, Infrastructure, and Energy Security”, dated 13 February 2026. The headline wording and framing are the party’s own; the summary below reports the published position and does not ask the reader to accept its diagnosis, evidence or remedy without checking the sources.

What the paper publishes

The proposals, in summary.

Condensed from the policy paper. Wording in quotation marks is the paper’s own; everything else is this site’s plain-English summary of it.

Read the full paper at restorebritain.org.uk
  • Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008 and abandon the Net Zero framework.
  • Lift restrictions on North Sea oil and gas, prioritising energy the paper describes as “cheap, reliable, and scalable”.
  • Require developers to fund local infrastructure before housing is built.
  • Build new reservoirs, with ending hosepipe bans given as the intended result.
  • Reclaim fishing waters.
  • Automate the London Underground, with driver salaries cited as the justification.
  • Protect the countryside from what the paper calls paving-over.
The paper in full

The complete text, as published.

Reproduced verbatim from the Restore Britain policy paper dated 13 February 2026 so the position can be read whole, not just in summary. Every claim, figure and turn of phrase below is the party’s own; only the formatting has been simplified.

Original pagerestorebritain.org.uk

Protect the British Countryside.

We should not be plowing up and paving over the glorious British countryside to make way for endless, generic, low-quality housing developments.

Britain doesn't have a housing crisis - it has a population crisis. Our immigration policies will drastically reduce the pressure on the housing market and make it far easier for young families to own their own homes without needing to build thousands of new houses.

Make Energy Cheap, Reliable, and Scalable.

Energy is the lifeblood of any developed first-world economy.

First and foremost, then, it should be cheap, reliable, and scalable.

If that means investment in fossil fuels, so be it.

Affordable energy makes nations rich. Rich nations are better equipped to tackle any environmental challenges.

Repeal Net Zero Goals.

For too long, the British state has put luxury beliefs around Net Zero before the critical energy needs of the British people.

The Climate Change Act (2008), expanded to devastating effect by Theresa May in 2019, should be abolished.

The countries that have gambled most heavily on renewables, such as Germany, Denmark, and indeed Britain, have some of the highest energy prices in the world.

Pursue a Britain First Energy Security Strategy.

In the modern world, national sovereignty means next to nothing if it is not backed by energy independence.

No foreign power should own any component of our energy infrastructure. We cannot afford to be held to ransom by forces beyond our immediate control.

Britain is sitting on an energy goldmine. Lifting the ban on North Sea oil and gas exploration must be a priority and the opportunities presented by shale gas must be re-examined.

Implement an Infrastructure First Housing Policy.

Developers would be required to fund local infrastructure in the area before a shovel goes in the ground. British homes for British families.

Infrastructure projects would focus on our needs here at home.

Reclaim Our Fisheries.

A Restore Britain government would take back our seas and take back our fish.

End Hosepipe Bans.

A wealthy and famously rainy country should never run out of water. Prioritise the construction of new reservoirs across water-stressed regions to boost national water storage capacity.

Cut red tape and accelerate planning approvals for reservoirs, pipelines, and water transfer schemes to ensure swift delivery.

Implement a net negative immigration system to reduce demand. Ensure a growing supply to meet a shrinking demand. No more hosepipe bans.

Hold water firms legally accountable with strict, time-bound targets to cut leakage - backed by severe fines for failure and incentives for early delivery.

Automate the Tube.

London’s Tube drivers are among the highest-paid in the world, taking home over £60,000 a year for a role that is increasingly obsolete. Yet every year, militant unions bring the capital to a standstill with strikes, causing massive disruption.

Driverless trains already operate safely in Paris, Singapore, Dubai, and even on parts of London’s own network (the DLR). The technology exists, and it works. Why is Britain not using it?

Automation would cut costs, improve reliability, and ensure Londoners are never again held hostage by transport unions. The Tube should exist to serve the people of London, not the narrow interests of a well-paid union clique.

The stated diagnosis

The problem as the party frames it.

The paper argues Britain has a population crisis rather than a housing shortage, and characterises Net Zero policy as serving “luxury beliefs” at the expense of energy security.

Energy prices, generation mix and security-of-supply data are published by DESNZ, so the trade-offs claimed here can be examined against the measured record.

How to test this position

  1. 1
    Check the energy data

    DESNZ's Energy Trends series records generation mix, imports and prices. What does the measured record show about reliability and cost?

  2. 2
    Read the legal consequences

    Repealing the Climate Change Act would not itself exit the Paris Agreement. What does the paper say about international commitments?

  3. 3
    Follow the money

    Who funds the reservoirs, the Underground automation and the infrastructure-first housing requirement, and over what period?

  4. 4
    Track the record

    Compare with Mr Lowe's votes on energy and planning legislation.

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