Andy Burnham is delaying approving plans for the Jackdaw gas field until the autumn, after the Holborn and St Pancras by-election and Labour conference. No prizes for guessing why…
According to the Telegraph, the decision was set to be made as soon as Monday, but it has now been pushed back to avoid upsetting the left before a crunch by-election. Even amid warnings of a gas shortage…
Robert Jenrick told a rally on Monday:
“They say Chancellors are either undertakers or bookies. This one is an ostrich – and when the Chancellor buries his head in the sand, the rest of us, we’re left staring at his you know what.”