President says expected announcement on new drilling will stop Britain becoming ‘poverty stricken disaster’

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

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…

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.

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

Mr Burnham has promised to be a leader in ‘all places’ as Britain’s next prime minister

People in the Scottish city of Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in the streets’, Trump said. Britain’s incoming PM has not confirmed the reports.

The stage is set for the 7th Prime Minister in 10 years as Andy Burnham prepares for Downing Street.

President says expected announcement on new drilling will stop Britain becoming ‘poverty stricken disaster’

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US President Donald Trump claimed that further drilling in the North Sea will take the UK "from a Poverty Stricken Disaster" to one of the world's richest countries

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces instant pressure from President Trump to "open up" North Sea oil.

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Trump held discussions with the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, with their talks encompassing key topics such as North Sea oil and trade agreements.…