UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will take a "pragmatic" approach to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, telling reporters the government cannot ignore the resource when people are struggling. Burnham said he conveyed the same position to US President Donald Trump.
BBC News – UK ‘There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that,’ the prime minister says when asked about his conversation with Donald Trump Q: [From ITV’s Romilly Weeks] You say that Reform UK followed all the rules in relation to donations. But why did George Cottrell give $2 m to his mother shortly before she made substantial donations to the party? Jenrick said Reform was certain all the rules were…
‘There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that,’ the prime minister says when asked about his conversation with Donald Trump Q: [From ITV’s Romilly Weeks] You say that Reform UK followed all the rules in relation to donations. But why did George Cottrell give $2 m to his mother shortly before she made substantial donations to the party? Jenrick said Reform was certain all the rules were…
PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’ Andy Burnham has said he will take a “pragmatic” approach to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, saying the government could not ignore the potential energy resources it holds. The prime minister’s comments came in response to a question about his conversation with Donald Trump on his first day in No 10. Trump had sai…
BBC News – UK Andy Burnham says he told the US president he couldn't ignore North Sea resources when people are struggling.
BBC News – UK The UK Supreme Court has granted Palestine Action permission to appeal the government’s proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation. Co-founder Huda Ammori can challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that the ban was lawful. The direct-action group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in July 2025.
BBC News – UK Four people died while attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats in two separate incidents off the French coast overnight, French officials said. Three women were found dead on a boat off Dunkirk on Thursday morning, the French coastguard said. The deaths came after one of the busiest days for Channel crossings this year.
Sky News – UK Greek police are investigating whether foul play was involved in the death of Elisabeth-Jane Ross, a Scottish woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens' Kypseli district on 18 July. Toxicology tests are under way.
