Angry Labour MPs urge leadership not to overrule energy secretary on Rosebank
• Labour backbenchers have been lobbying the prime minister and chancellor not to overrule energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh if she decides to block the Rosebank oilfield. • Sources told the Guardian Fahnbulleh is minded to refuse environmental permission, while chancellor John Healey favours the scheme and some in government believe Andy Burnham also wants it approved. • Catherine Fookes, a Labour member of the energy select committee, said approving Rosebank "will blow a hole in our green credentials". • One MP warned that if Healey pushes Rosebank through "there will be blood", calling...
- Source: The Guardian
- Category: Politics
- Published: 29 Oct 2026