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Rosebank row: will Labour block the oilfield? – podcast
UK NewsPolitics•October 22, 2026 at 2:24 PMNational

Rosebank row: will Labour block the oilfield? – podcast

By Presented by Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping, produced by Danielle Stephens, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj•The Guardian - UK News

The government has given the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, but that was the easy part. The next big headache is the Rosebank oilfield. The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has indicated she might reject this licence because of the project’s expected environmental impact, but could Andy Burnham overrule her to help the chancellor, John Healey?You can read Kiran Stacey’s exclusive report on Rosebank here Continue reading...

The government has given the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, but that was the easy part. The next big headache is the Rosebank oilfield. The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has indicated she might reject this licence because of the project’s expected environmental impact, but could Andy Burnham overrule her to help the chancellor, John Healey?

You can read Kiran Stacey’s exclusive report on Rosebank here

Continue reading...

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