UK Approves Jackdaw Gas Field After Political Row — SkimNews
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- The UK government approved extraction from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, ending a prolonged approval saga.
- Kemi Badenoch accused the government of dithering at Prime Minister's Questions, pointing out that the Conservative government first approved the field back in 2022.
- Andy Burnham hit back, claiming the Conservatives failed to carry out the approval process "properly."
- Labour defended its go-ahead as a "pragmatic decision," casting the years of delay as a Tory administrative failure rather than a policy reversal.
Why it matters: The approval clears the way for extraction at a field the Conservatives greenlit in 2022, but neither side has answered the climate-versus-costs question the headline raises. With the political blame-game now settled in Parliament, attention shifts to whether Jackdaw's gas output will meaningfully affect UK energy supply or bills — the substantive angle the PMQs exchange never touched.
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