MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

Tories accused of ‘living in fantasy land’ as party lays out plans to ditch net zero

Green campaigners branded the Conservative’s plan to ditch net zero as a proposal that ‘flies in the face of all the real-world evidence’

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Ministers should prioritise cheap power not net zero, Tories to say in speech

The shadow energy secretary will insist the UK ‘should focus all our attention on making electricity cheap’.

Evening Standard · Aug 18

PM urged to stick to spirit of Labour manifesto and reject Jackdaw and Rosebank

The plea to Andy Burnham comes from campaigners at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.

The Independent UK · Aug 15

UK Government issues statement on future of GB Energy after Andy Burnham's silence

The UK Government has issued a statement on the future of GB Energy after the new Energy Secretary visited Aberdeen without mentioning Labour’s…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 31

Swinney urges Burnham to scrap windfall tax after BP announcement

BP announced it had put its North Sea operations up for sale on Friday.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

SNP calls for ‘decisive action’ as BP reveals plan to sell North Sea operations

The energy giant has said its North Sea operations would be ‘better positioned as part of another company’.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

The changing face of diversity in the UK cabinet

Andy Burnham’s first cabinet includes four ministers from visible ethnic minority backgrounds: home secretary Shabana Mahmood, energy security secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, AI minister Kanishka Narayan, and Lisa Nandy as culture secretary. A decade ago, this team alone would probably have generated headlines. Now, it has barely registered.

The Conversation · Jul 30

New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25

Energy sector wants ‘powerful reset’ from Andy Burnham’s Government

Trade body Offshore Energies UK is urging the Government to back the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas projects in the North Sea.

The Independent UK · Jul 24

‘Critical’ climate change transition must be considered in North Sea – Swinney

The First Minister discussed the upcoming decisions on new North Sea projects.

Evening Standard · Jul 24