One of the first big decisions of Andy Burnham’s premiership is looming: whether to drill for North Sea oil and gas.
Labour made a manifesto promise not to grant new licences for oil and gas exploration, but the question of whether to go ahead and drill at the Rosebank and Jackdaw sites - offshore oil and gas fields that have pre-existing licences - remains.
After a summer of wildfires and heatwaves, but with our energy security and cost-of-living precarious, the new Prime Minister faces a political dilemma.
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea.
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