Trump's Oil Grab: A Recipe for Disaster in Britain's North Sea US President Donald Trump has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to tap into North Sea oil reserves, despite the UK government facing pressure from Labour's 2024 manifesto pledge not to issue new drilling licences.
The suggestion is a perfect storm of nostalgia for fossil fuels and economic short sightedness.
Trump claims that Britain is "sitting on top of gold" in the North Sea, but this ignores the fact that the country has already tapped into its own reserves.