Incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to support faster development of existing North Sea oil and gas projects while maintaining Labour's ban on issuing new exploration licences.

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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…