Burnham to say his government will be unashamedly Labour in first speech as party leader - UK politics live

Special conference to take place at noon where Burnham will be formally announced as Labour leaderAndy Burnham will reportedly allow more drilling in the North Sea when he becomes PM.A story for Bloomberg says:Officials are working on a range of options. They include signalling willingness to approve new oil and gas fields at Jackdaw and Rosebank, and an expansion of so-called tiebacks which allow further drilling on or near existing fields.No final decision has been made on what form the North ...