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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Katrine Bussey

Ten unions call on Burnham to reject drilling at Rosebank oil field

Ten trade unions have made a joint plea to the Prime Minister to refuse permission for the Rosebank oil field (Andrew Milligan/PA) -

Ten trade unions – between them representing millions of British workers – have banded together to call on Andy Burnham to reject plans for drilling in the controversial Rosebank oil field.

The unions, including Unison, the Public and Commercials Services Union, the actors’ union Equity and the Fire Brigades Union, are insistent that “the Labour Government must do the right thing by the planet, UK communities and workers, and stop Rosebank”.

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