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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Burnham Defends Jackdaw Decision As Badenoch Calls For New Oil And Gas Licences
Caption: Burnham Defends Jackdaw Decision As Badenoch Calls For New Oil And Gas Licences. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended the government's approval of production from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. Ministers said the first gas could be produced by the end of this month, helping supply millions of homes, alongside the creation of a new Energy Wealth Fund. Environmental campaigners argued the project would undermine efforts to tackle climate change while making little difference to UK energy security. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Burnham of "dithering" over Jackdaw and urged him to overturn the ban on new oil and gas licences. Burnham responded that the Conservatives had "messed up" the original Jackdaw decision. The field, 150 miles east of Aberdeen, is operated by Adura, a joint venture between Shell and Norway's Equinor. A separate decision on production from the Rosebank oil field has yet to be announced. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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