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Cabinet split over approval of Rosebank oilfield drilling
- Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra urges the energy secretary to approve the controversial plans for the Rosebank oil field.
- Chancellor John Healey supports the North Sea project, while energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh leans towards rejecting it.
- The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, holds the final decision on the approval of the Rosebank oilfield drilling.
- The Guardian reports that the cabinet is divided on the controversial North Sea project.
- The political battle within Labour intensifies over the Rosebank oil field.