Tories fuel gas supply fears

THE Conservatives yesterday accused the government of leaving energy security in a "fragile" state, claiming the UK had only three days' gas supply in storage.

Shadow energy secretary Greg Clark highlighted National Grid figures which showed that, at 6am yesterday, the UK had 11,578 GWh of gas in storage. This was the lowest that levels have been in recent years and equivalent to less than three days of demand, he said.

"Were it not for the reduction in demand due to the recession, Britain's gas security would be in an even more parlous state."

But the National Grid said it was "relaxed" about the storage situation, while Energy Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Tories of "alarmism".