Andy Burnham has said he will take a “pragmatic” approach to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, saying the government could not ignore the potential energy resources it holds. Trump had said Burnham told him he would “open up” North Sea oil, something the UK summary of the call made no mention of. “Allowing new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea will worsen the climate breakdown,” said Polanski, “putting more lives at risk and doing untold damage to our economy. Miatta Fahnbulleh, who replaced him as energy secretary, has expressed similar views, but has also said she would be pragmatic about the idea of drilling. He said he’s going to open up North Sea oil.