Trump joins oil firms and opposition in pushing Burnham to approve North Sea fields that could save thousands of jobs

Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is expected to rule on Rosebank and Jackdaw imminently, with a new analysis warning that rejecting both fields could wipe £11 billion from the economy over ten years and cost thousands of jobs annually. Rosebank, located 80 miles north of Shetland, is estimated to hold between 300 million and 500 million barrels of oil and is the UK's largest untapped field. President Trump has joined the oil industry and opposition politicians in pressuring Burnham to approve the projects, while climate groups held protests outside the energy department in London on Tuesday. A new poll finds most Scots back the PM's stated "pragmatic" approach to the North Sea's future.

Approving Rosebank alongside wider Adura projects would generate £35.3bn in economic value by 2035, the analysis found.