Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil
Asked about the president's comments, the new prime minister said: "There is a resource there. He has previously described the licence issued to Rosebank, Britain's largest untapped oil and gas field, as "climate vandalism".Miliband is now the foreign secretary in Burnham's government.Is Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil and gas?Published19 JulyTo drill or not to drill? Andy Burnham faces North Sea oil dilemmaPublished15 JulyThe city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debatePublished30 AprilAlthough the government has not made any announcements on the issue, Trump has praised what he perceives as a change of stance by the UK government.
- ▪Asked about the president's comments, the new prime minister said: "There is a resource there.
- ▪He has previously described the licence issued to Rosebank, Britain's largest untapped oil and gas field, as "climate vandalism".Miliband is now the foreign secretary in Burnham's government.Is Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil
- ▪Andy Burnham faces North Sea oil dilemmaPublished15 JulyThe city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debatePublished30 AprilAlthough the government has not made any announcements on the issue, Trump has praised what he perceives as
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- ▪ Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas — The Guardian — UK
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Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oilImage source, Getty ImagesByKate WhannelPolitical reporterPublished2 hours agoPrime Minister Andy Burnham has said he told US President Donald Trump he would take a "pragmatic approach" to the issue of North Sea oil and gas.Trump has long urged the UK to increase drilling and claimed that Burnham had pledged to "open up the North Sea" in their first phone call together. Asked about the president's comments, the new prime minister said: "There is a resource there.
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