Burnham's Cost of Living Challenge Grows Tougher with Miliband as Chancellor

Driller killer

ED Miliband’s dogmatic refusal to allow new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea has been catastrophic for Britain.

It has cost billions in lost export revenue and , while doing virtually nothing to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions.

Ed Miliband is desperate to be Andy Burnham’s Chancellor Credit: Simon Jones Burnham’s priorities when he enters No10 will be tackling the cost of living crisis, but with Miliband he won’t stand a chance Credit: PA

In a sane world, such zealotry would have got him the sack months ago.

Yet, having wreaked such , friends claim he’s prepared to be “pragmatic” on after all, and is now privately in favour of the Jackdaw gas field being opened up.

Firstly, nobody should be fooled by this risible piece of spin.

— has been spooked by the trade unions voicing opposition to his appointment.

Signalling that he’s up for at least some drilling in the North Sea is a cynical attempt to buy them off.

Second, he’s still not in favour of opening the Rosebank field — oil from which could be sold on the global market.

On all other aspects of the crazed rush to Net Zero, he remains as obsessively determined as ever — with Brit families forced to foot the bill for everything from electric cars to heat pumps.

We are told one of priorities when he enters No10 next week will be tackling the .

If he puts Miliband into No11, he won’t stand a chance.

Pay no heed

DOES the BBC never learn?

Last year it to an eye-watering £749,000.

Months later it that it had known about for years.

How much more money this chaotic episode might cost in legal fees has yet to be revealed.

Mills wasn’t alone in being handsomely paid — 70 per cent of its top stars enjoyed a rise, while outgoing director- general raked in £560,000.

Yet bosses are STILL pleading poverty, with much-loved public service shows being axed to allegedly save money.

Meanwhile, more than

The BBC has nobody but itself to blame.

Lionhearts

TONIGHT, England’s heroes will have to overcome many threats in their pursuit of World Cup glory.

. No trick will be too low against their sworn enemy.

The ref has spent the tournament throwing around cards like confetti.

And then there is the little genius .

But who will be ready for anything — even penalties.

Tonight belongs to England.