donderdag 22 oktober 2026 om 15:24

Rosebank row: will Labour block the oilfield? – podcast

Presented by Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping, produced by Danielle Stephens, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj

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…