Exploiting North Sea oil would be a ‘very good thing’, says the US president (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)Donald Trump has said Andy Burnham told him that he was going to “open up North Sea oil”. Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to Donald Trump on his first day in office (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)Labour’s 2024 manifesto said the party would not issue new North Sea licences. (Press Association Images)Referring to his conversation with Mr Burnham, Mr Trump said: “Well, he did say one very good thing. “He said he’s going to open up North Sea oil. “They’re coming from Africa, they’re coming from South America, they’re coming from different parts of Asia, and they’re invading Europe.”