How will Burnham navigate the North Sea?

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Aug 24, 202630:10News & Politics

One of the first big decisions of Andy Burnham’s premiership is looming: whether to drill for North Sea oil and gas. Labour made a manifesto promise not to grant new licences for oil and gas exploration, but the question...

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