The Papers: 'Drill, Andy Drill!' and a Budget for 'bloody-minded entrepreneurs'
A roundup of UK newspaper headlines covering the approval of the Jackdaw gas field, potential rejection of the Rosebank oil field, and the Chancellor's upcoming budget plans. Other stories include concerns over Russian naval activity near undersea cables and Elon Musk's potential corporate merger.
Why it matters
Provides a snapshot of the current political and economic discourse in the UK, reflecting tensions between net-zero goals and business interests.
Image caption, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is "facing a storm" for approving drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, which the Metro has headlined as "Drill, Andy, Drill!" The move has been praised by US President Donald Trump, the paper says, but not by those concerned about the project's environmental and economic impact.
Image caption, Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh could reject a giant Rosebank oil field, sources have told the Guardian, after the approval of the Jackdaw gas field on Wednesday. According to officials, Fahnbulleh is considering "blocking what would be one of the biggest oil fields in the North Sea", the paper says.
Image caption, "Pathetic" reads the Daily Mail headline about the Foreign Secretary Ed "Miliband's Net Zero madness" on potentially rejecting the Rosebank oil field. The Daily Mail calls Labour's approval of the Jackdaw gas field as a "rare outbreak of common sense".
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