# Labour voters back UK’s biggest untapped oil field despite Ed Miliband’s ‘climate vandalism’ attack

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/labour-voters-back-uks-biggest-untapped-oil-field-despite-ed-milibands-climate-vandalism-attack/
- Published: 2026-11-05T13:38:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T14:50:41+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/politics/labour-voters-back-rosebank-scotland
- Topics: Climate, Elections, Politics, Science, UK, World

## Key points

- 63 per cent of adults back Rosebank approval.
- 65 per cent of Labour voters support the project.
- The Government’s decision is expected in the coming months.

## Summary

A poll found that 63 per cent of UK adults and 65 per cent of Labour supporters want the Rosebank oil field approved, despite Ed Miliband previously calling the project “climate vandalism”. The findings matter because the Government is expected to decide Rosebank’s future in the coming months, amid debate over energy security, domestic production and climate policy.

The Opinium survey questioned 2,050 adults; 17 per cent of Labour voters opposed approval, while 72 per cent said oil and gas would remain essential for the foreseeable future. The results follow the approval of the Jackdaw gas field, which 68 per cent of Labour voters supported, and the introduction of a Bill barring future North Sea exploration licences. Rosebank is estimated to hold 300 million barrels of recoverable oil, but its development is on hold following a climate-related legal challenge.

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