Donald Trump said he'd been given the impression Andy Burnham plans to "open up the North Sea" - but today the PM would only say he'd be 'pragmatic' about access to the oil field

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told Donald Trump that he would “open up the North Sea” for oil drilling, the US president has said.

The US president, who is a vocal supporter of fossil fuels, argues the move would make the UK ‘a wealthy country’.