Labour’s 2024 manifesto, which Mr Burnham has promised to honour, said the party would not issue new North Sea licences.

Burnham, who is set to take the job on Friday, will promise to give back control to communities and spread growth

Incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is prepared to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea within days of taking office

Andy Burnham has vowed to be a pro-business Prime Minister who will reindustrialise Britain and support the country's small businesses.

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It comes after fierce debate over the future of two oil and gas fields in Scotland - Rosebank and Jackdaw - where licences were approved in 2022 and 2023 before being overturned…

Labour’s 2024 manifesto, which Mr Burnham has promised to honour, said the party would not issue new North Sea licences.

EXCLUSIVE: In a major intervention, 19 different groups including Oxfam and Greenpeace wrote to the incoming-PM expressing 'alarm' at reports Mr Burnham might water down the UK's…

Andy Burnham, som tillträder som Storbritannien premiärminister på måndag, väntas tillkännage nya planer på att borra efter olja och gas i…

Party manifesto pledged to honour existing North Sea exploration licences but not issue new ones

The incoming prime minster is expected to hint at the expected reforms in his first speech in Downing Street on Monday

The starting gun for Andy Burnham's number 10 has apparently been fired with reports that new oil and gas will be allowed in the North Sea.

Kemi Badenoch last night launched a devastating attack on PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham over the future of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

The incoming Prime Minister is understood to be considering opening up the Scottish oil and gas fields, Jackdaw and Rosebank.