Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials • What does the approval of the Jackdaw gasfield mean? The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead on Wednesday, signalling Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea fossil fuel industry and threatening to trigger a row with climate campaigners and Labour MPs. Miatta Fahnbulleh and John Healey, the energy secretary and chancellor respectively, will make the announcement from Aberdeen on Wednesday morning after more than a year of deliberations over whether doing so would violate the UK’s climate commitments. Continue reading...
Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

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