Andy Burnham is facing ‘betrayal’ accusations from the Labour Left and Greens after the Jackdaw gas field project was finally approved.
The Government has signed off the North Sea drilling despite opposition from many of the PM’s own MPs – and rumoured resistance from Ed Miliband.
But the Tories said Labour had ‘wasted’ two years ‘faffing’ over whether to go ahead, insisting if the decision had been taken earlier gas would be heating UK homes this winter.
Environmentalists have long opposed developments, but the offshore industry has stressed the economic and energy security benefits of approving them.
Supporters previously suggested it could create
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