Voters want ‘huge change’ in energy policy from Burnham as PM, polling suggests

New polling has found almost half of Britons support granting new oil and gas licences for the North Sea – twice the level of support for continuing Labour’s current ban on new fields (Doug Peters/PA) -

Almost half of people want the UK Government to back new oil and gas developments – more than twice the number who want the current ban on North Sea drilling to continue, a poll suggests.

A survey for Optimum found 49% back the UK adopting a similar approach to Norway and permitting new developments in the North Sea, while 24% want to see Labour maintain its opposition.