Tories Call Burnham ‘Too Chicken’ to Approve New Oil and Gas Fields

Andy Burnham torn apart over 'complete dearth of seriousness' amid amid North Sea delay: 'More concerned about TikTok!'

Andy Burnham has been dealt a scathing blow by Andrew Bowie over his delay on whether Labour will give the go ahead on two North Sea projects.Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero declared that the Prime Minister has shown a "total unseriousness" since coming into office.Mr Burnham is expected to delay the announcement on whether the Government will go ahead with the two North Sea oil and gas projects.Consulta…

Andy Burnham blasted over North Sea oil and gas – 'too chicken'

Tory frontbencher takes swipe at PM in row over drilling

Tories call Burnham ‘too chicken’ to approve new oil and gas fields

Rhiannon James and David Lynch, Press Association Political Staff Andy Burnham is “too chicken” to approve the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields, the Tories have claimed. Production had been approved by the previous Conservative government, but those decisions were quashed after a legal challenge by Greenpeace, leaving Labour ministers to decide whether […] The post Tories call Burnham ‘too chicken’ to approve new oil and gas…

Burnham’s climate credibility fading over fossil fuels

The Scottish Greens have criticised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for comments to LBC in which he hinted at approving the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields. They say his suggestion that more oil and gas could help the move to clean energy goes against science and would do irreparable damage to our climate. The Greens warn that approving new oil and gas projects could put Scotland’s long-term energy security, jobs and climate at risk. They ar…