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Reform UK offers North Sea licences for taxpayer stakes in oil projects

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Reform UK is trying to woo oil and gas companies with a promise to slash taxes and regulation if Nigel Farage’s party sweeps to power — though it will demand equity stakes in North Sea drilling projects in return.

Richard Tice, the deputy leader of the populist party, has approached a number of ener