The closure and subsequent reopening of the UK's largest gas storage site cost the country nearly £1.7 billion over two years, Labour has said.The party has blamed the Conservatives for what it has labelled a costly mistake - and accused ministers of ignoring warnings about the winding down of the Rough storage facility under the North Sea.The storage site was mothballed in 2017 but partially reopened last year, when it was able to store around 30 billion cubic feet of gas.

The closure and subsequent reopening of the UK's largest gas storage site cost the country nearly £1.7 billion over two years, Labour has said.The party has blamed the Conservatives for what it has labelled a costly mistake - and accused ministers of ignoring warnings about the winding down of the Rough storage facility under the North Sea.The storage site was mothballed in 2017 but partially reopened last year, when it was able to store around 30 billion cubic feet of gas.