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‘Andy is getting it done’, says Trump as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’

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Lester, N. (2026, October 23). ‘Andy is getting it done’, says Trump as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/donald-trump-north-sea-government-prime-minister-white-house-b1302132.html

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Written for “Trump Endorses Andy” on 2026-10-23, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.65, but 1 quote(s) could not be found in the article and the other 1 are attributed speech rather than the article's own narration, so the score is not published.

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Leaning score withheld for article 102262: no verified evidence · logged 2026-10-23

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“Article A reports on the specific go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, while Article B discusses a general statement by Trump about opening up North Sea oil, not specifically mentioning Jackdaw.”

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“Article A reports on the approval of the Jackdaw gas field and its implications, while Article B discusses Trump's comments about opening up North Sea oil more generally without specifically mentioning the same event as in Article A.”

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“Article A reports on the approval of the Jackdaw gas field project, while Article B mentions Trump's comments about opening up North Sea oil in a general sense and does not specify it as referring to the same specific event or decision as Article A.”

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“While both articles discuss the approval of North Sea gas and oil projects in the UK, they describe different aspects or times related to the decision.”

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“Article A discusses pressure on Labour to push ahead with drilling at Rosebank while Article B focuses on Trump's comments about opening up North Sea oil, though related, they describe different aspects of the broader situation.”

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Nick Lester

29 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

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Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

‘Andy is getting it done’, says Trump as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’ uncertain

UK → get → oil

In welcoming the scheme at the time, Mr Trump appeared to confuse fossil fuels and suggest it was oil which would be tapped by the project. asserted

which → welcome → project

A decision has yet to be made on the Rosebank oil and gas field. asserted

decision → have → field

He told reporters: “We discussed the fact that they’re opening up the North Sea oil, and that’s going to make the UK a very rich country. asserted

UK → tell → oil

“They’re opening up the North Sea oil. asserted

They → open → oil

I’ve been after them to do that for two years. asserted

I → do → years

He’s a very nice man, but he never got it done, and this one is getting it. asserted

one → ’ → it

“Andy is getting it done, and I guess it’s against the liberal principle, but he knows what’s right. asserted

what → get → principle

It’s going to make UK a very wealthy country.” asserted

UK → go → ?

‘Andy is getting it done’, says Trump as he claims UK ‘opening up North Sea oil’

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