Attention is set to move to the Rosebank oil and gas field after Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended the decision to approve Jackdaw.

Gas from the Jackdaw field will start flowing within weeks after Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh backed the scheme.

She has been urged to now back Rosebank, the largest untapped oil field in the North Sea , as a further sign of commitment to production.

Approving Jackdaw has been sharply criticised by environmental campaigners who want to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.

Organisers from Fossil Free London demonstrate as the Government approves the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields.…