Tories swipe at Andy Burnham for being ‘too chicken’ to sign off new North Sea drilling in wake of Britain’s heatwave summer – even though ‘he knows it’s right’ to give go-ahead
The Conservative Party has criticised Andy Burnham for failing to approve new North Sea oil and gas drilling, accusing him of being "too chicken" to give the go-ahead despite what they claim is his own recognition that doing so would be the right decision. The attack comes in the wake of Britain's hot summer, with…
- Tories accuse Andy Burnham of being "too chicken" on North Sea drilling
- Claim comes after Britain's heatwave summer
- Tories say he privately knows approval is the right call